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The pastors farewell, and wish of welfare to his people, or, A valedictory sermon by George Swinnock ...The pastors farevvell, and vvish of vvelfare to his people, or, A valedictory sermon by George Swinnock ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1662
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1Among all them that are sanctified] The Inhabitants of Heaven are all holy. Those that shall be glorified, must first be sanctified; the inner Court was a type of Heaven, into which none might enter but the Priests, which were holy to the Lord; Saints are all Priests, an holy Priest-hood, Rev. 1.5.
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The sum of the whole verse is thus much, And now Brethren, &c. And now my dearly beloved Brethren, since infinitely wise providence seeth fit to deprive you of my presence, and I know the groans of your spirits to be after a farther degree of sanctification here, and its consummation hereafter, I commit and commend you to God, through whose strength the word of his grace, is able to give you both growth in grace while ye live, and the Crown of glory when ye dye, amongst all them that are prepared for it by being partakers of the same hope and holiness. And now Brethren I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance amongst all them that are sanctified.
In the words we may observe these three parts.