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The death of ministers improved. Or, an exhortation to the inhabitants of Horsley on…
The death of ministers improved. Or, an exhortation to the inhabitants of Horsley on Gloucester-shire, and others, on the much lamented death of that reverend and faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Henry Stubs By Tho. Vincent, John Turner, Rob. Perrott, M. Pemberton. To which is added a sermon upon that occasion, by Richard Baxter.The death of ministers improved. Or, an exhortation to the inhabitants of Horsley on Glocester-shire, and others, on the much lamented death of that reverend and faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Henry Stubbs By Tho. Vincent, John Turner, Rob. Perrott, M. Pemberton. To which is added a sermon upon that occasion, by Richard Baxter.
London : s.n., Printed in the year 1678
Sermon › Application 2: USE 2.Sermon › Application 2: VSE 2.
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You are concerned in it, 1. For your own interest. 2. For their Relation to you, and labours for you, in gratitude and humanity. 3. As you are obliged to the Church of Christ, and regard its interest. And 4. as you are men, and lovers of mankind.
I. What is their Ministry but the seeking of your Salvation? And what is their Joy, but their success, (next Gods acceptance of their labours) And if they miss of this, is it not you that will be the greatest sufferers? If you fall out with your Physician, or cast •way, or cast up the only Physic that can cure •ou, is not death more to you, than the loss of his labour and Physic to him? Shall the Physician mourn over his dying patient, and •hall the patient think it nothing to him? If •he Child prosper not, or die, the Nurses sorrow is a smaller matter than the Child's death. •s your unconverted, unpardoned, miserable •ate, and your danger of Damnation, more •o us than to you? Will your Hell be no more •ainful than our compassion? And when your •orm never dyeth, and your fire will be unquenchable, our compassion will cease, and we •hall grieve for you no more.
I. What is their Ministry but the seeking of your Salvation? And what is their Joy, but their success, (next Gods acceptance of their labours) And if they miss of this, is it not you that will be the greatest sufferers? If you fall out with your Physician, or cast •way, or cast up the only Physick that can cure •ou, is not death more to you, than the loss of his labour and Physick to him? Shall the Physician mourn over his dying patient, and hall the patient think it nothing to him? If he Child prosper not, or die, the Nurses sorow is a smaller matter than the Childs death. s your unconverted, unpardoned, miserable ate, and your danger of Damnation, more o us than to you? Will your Hell be no more ainful than our compassion? And when your orm never dyeth, and your fire will be unuenchable, our compassion will cease, and we hall grieve for you no more.