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Grace: the truth and growth and different degrees thereof. The sum and substance of…Grace: the truth and growth and different degrees thereof. The summe and substance of…
Grace: the truth and growth and different degrees thereof. The sum and substance of XV. sermons. Preached by that faithful and painful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Lawrence Jury, London. They being his last sermons. To which is added a funeral sermon, being the very last sermon he ever preached.Grace: the truth and growth and different degrees thereof. The summe and substance of XV. sermons. Preached by that faithful and painful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Lawrence Jury, London. They being his last sermons. To which is added a funerall sermon, being the very last sermon he ever preached.
London: printed by E.G. for J. Rothwell, 1652
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Sermon 5: V. Sermon At Lawrence Jury, London. March 23. 1651.
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2. The truth of this point, may be made out by those sweet and gracious promises, God hath made to grace though weak I will give you one instead of many, mentioned by the Prophet Isaiah, 1He shall feed his flock like a Shepherd, he shall gather the Lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
2. The truth of this point, may be made out by those sweet and gracious promises, God hath made to grace though weak I wil give you one instead of many, mentioned by the Prophet Isaiah, 1He shall feed his flock like a Shepheard, he shall gather the Lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosome, and gently lead those that are with young.
3. By counsels that Christ giveth to us, how we our selves should carry our selves to those that are weak, viz. to use them with all tenderness.—Now if God would have others, then surely himself will deal with weak believers with much tenderness.
3. By counsels that Christ giveth to us, how we our selves should carry our selves to those that are weak, viz. to use them with all tendernesse.—Now if God would have others, then surely himselfe wil deal with weake believers with much tendernesse.
1. God would have the strong to bear with1