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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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A second use of reproof of two sorts of people.
A second use of reproofe of two sorts of people.
First, Of those who instead of being good when young, are wicked when they are young, such as fill their youth with manifold evils. Usually youth is subject to these evils:
1. Pride is the sin of youth, a Preacher must not be a young novice,1 lest he be lifted up with pride.
- 11 Tim. •. 6.
2 Rashness and indiscretion is usually the sin of a young head. Exhort young men (saith Paul to Titus) to be sober•minded, 1to be discreet or wise; how rash and heady was the counsel of the young men to Rehoboam, which made him lose his Kingdom? years teach experience.