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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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3. By setting light by their gifts. Alas, how soon is the smoking flax quenched, by the too much superciliousness of those that think themselves bright torches? how easily is the poor spark of grace trod out by the foot of pride?
3. By setting light by their gifts. Alas, how soon is the smoaking flax quenched, by the too much superciliousnesse of those that think themselves bright torches? how easily is the poor spark of grace trod out by the foat of pride?
4. By puzzling them with doubtful disputes, contrary to that of the Apostle,1 Him that is weak, in the faith receive, but not unto doubtful disputations.
4. By puzling them with doubtful disputes, contrary to that of the Apostle,1 Him that is weake, in the faith receive, but not unto doubtfull disput ations.
5. By giving them ill example. Weak Christians are more apt to be led by example then by Precept:1 When Peter, who was a Pillar in the Church, and a strong Christian, for fear of Persecution for sook the Gentiles, and separated and withdrew himself, then others of the Jews, (which in all likelihood were weak Christians) dissembled also. Thus Paul argues to abstain from giving ill example, about the eating the Idolothyta; If any man see thee which hast knowledge, i.e. who art a strong Christian, sit at meas in the Idols Temple, shall not the conscience of him that is weak, he emboldened to eat those things that are offered to idols?