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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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5. We must strengthen the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees, 1and say to them that are of a fearful heart, be strong. 2We must help to lift up hands that hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way, but rather that it be healed. We must not be like the Herd of Deere, who push away from them the poor wounded Deere, but we must endeavour the healing of the wounded, 3and comfort the feeble-minded, and support the weak, be patient towards all men: 4Support the weak, i.e. Set your shoulder to bear them up, who will stand, but are weak.—Hold them up as a Crutch doth a body ⟨p. 59⟩that is lame: help to stand,5 who is for weakness like to fall.—Let your charity help to hold them up, even as a beam holds up a house that is ready to fall. Now it God enjoins us to have all this care of those that are weak in grace, to cherish, support and comfort them, then surely the God of Mercy and Compassion, will be very careful to cherish the smallest measures of grace in the weakest Believers.
5. We must strengthen the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees, 1and say to them that are of a fearful heart, be strong. 2We must help to lift up hands that hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way, but rather that it be healed. We must not be like the Herd of Deere, who push away from them the poor wounded Deere, but we must endeavour the healing of the wounded, 3and comfort the feeble-minded, and support the weak, be patient towards all men: