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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 11: XI. Sermon at Lawrence Jury London. April 13. 1651.
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2. Sleightinesse and fearlessness of heart towards God. When children grow saucy, peremptory and malapert before their parents, 'tis no wonder if a fathers frown correct not their irreverence. Most of those who lie uncomfortably under sense of displeasure of God, may thank themselves for it, they have provoked God by their bearing them selves too much upon his love, and growing secure and fearless to offend God. God loves to have his children come near him in an holy confidence that he is their father, but yet to keep their distance by humble reverence.
2. Sleightinesse and fearlessenesse of heart towards God. When children grow saucy, peremptory and malapert before their parents, 'tis no wonder if a fathers frown correct not their irreverence. Most of those who lie uncomfortably under sense of displeasure of God, may thank themselves for it, they have provoked God by their bearing them selves too much upon his love, and growing secure and fearlesse to offend God. God loves to have his children come near him in an holy confidence that he is their father, but yet to keep their distance by humble reverence.
3. Another sin that God punishes in his children, by withholding comfort from them that are strong in grace, is their superciliousness, contempt and uncompassionatenesse towards others that are but weak in grace. God own people are very much to blame herein, in rigour and unmercifulness towards those that are weak in the faith, despising all that are inferior to them in gifts and graces, whereby they often break the bruised reed, and quench the smoking flax, and want bowels of pity and tenderness towards their brethren. To take down pride, God often brings such, even his own people, ⟨p. 136⟩to be low in comfort; and it is but just that they should want comfort, who have neglected to comfort and cherish those that were weak in grace.
3. Another sin that God punishes in his children, by withholding comfort from them that are strong in grace, is their superciliousnesse, contempt and uncompassionatenesse towards others that are but weak in grace. God own people are very much to blame herein, in rigour and unmercifulnesse towards those that are weak in the faith, despising all that are inferiour to them in gifts and graces, whereby they often break the bruised reed, and quench the smoaking flax, and want bowels of pitty and tendernesse towards their brethren. To take down pride, God often brings such, even his own people,