A57140:39
Gods fidelity, the churches safety opened in a sermon preached before the lord major,…
Gods fidelity, the churches safety opened in a sermon preached before the lord major, aldermen, and common-council, at Lawrence-Jury Church, on Wednesday Septem. 15, 1658 : being a day of humiliation by them appointed / by Edward Reynolds.Gods fidelity, the churches safety opened in a sermon preached before the lord major, aldermen, and common-councel, at Lawrence-Jury Church, on Wednesday Septem. 15, 1658 : being a day of humiliation by them appointed / by Edward Reynolds.
London: printed by Tho. Ratcliffe for George Thomason, 1659
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4. Against the peace of God which should keep our hearts and minds in Christ, from yielding to temptations, Phil. 4.7. when the Lord speaks peace to the souls of his people, and lifts up the light of his Countenance upon them, and sheds abroad the love of his Son into them, this should fortify and garrison the heart against the assaults of sin, the joy of the Lord should be the strength of his people, Nehem 8.10. and the more comfort they have in being acquainted with him, the more fearful they should be of being estranged from him, the greater the sweetness of the peace of God, the greater the bitterness of those sins whereby we forfeit it, and hide it from our selves.
4. Against the peace of God which should keep our hearts and mindes in Christ, from yeilding to temptations, Phil. 4.7. when the Lord speaks peace to the souls of his people, and lifts up the light of his Countenance upon them, and sheds abroad the love of his Son into them, this should fortifie and garrison the heart against the assaults of sinne, the joy of the Lord should be the strength of his people, Nehem 8.10. and the more comfort they have in being acquainted with him, the more fearfull they should be of being estranged from him, the greater the sweetnesse of the peace of God, the greater the bitternesse of those sinnes whereby we forfeit it, and hide it from our selves.
5. Against that spiritual wisdom and understanding, which the Lord hath given us for this end, that we might walk worthy of him unto all pleasing, Col. 1.9, 10. True wisdom is the knowledge of the most honourable and most excellent things whereby we discern things which differ,