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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
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.
Answ. This may be gathered from what is •id before. 1. From the love and acceptance •f the Father. 2. From the grace of the Son.
From the Communion of the holy Spirit. •nd therefore, 1. From the goodness of •ur work before mentioned. 2. From the •uth of the promises of God. 3. From the Communion of Saints. 4. From the continued ⟨p. 16⟩protection; and other mercies of God. 5. And from the certain hopes of glory. All which I must now but thus only name.
There is another kind of joy, which too many seek in this sacred Office, thereby corrupting and profaning it: And the best things corrupted become the worst, and such men most pernicious to mankind, and thes• rotten pillars the greatest betrayers and enemies to the Church; I mean such as Gregory Nazianzene sadly describeth in his time, eve• at the first general Council at Constantinople And such as Isidore Pelusiota in his Epistles t• Zosimus, and some such others freely reprehendeth; And such as Gildas describeth i• this land; And such as Salvian rebuketh; An• such as the Canons of abundance of Council tell us swarmed heretofore.
There is another kind of joy, which too many seek in this sacred Office, thereby corrupting and prophaning it: And the bes things corrupted become the worst, and such men most pernicious to mankind, and thes rotten pillars the greatest betrayers and enemies to the Church; I mean such as Gregor Nazianzene sadly describeth in his time, eve at the first general Council at Constantinople And such as Isidore Pelusiota in his Epistles t Zosimus, and some such others freely reprehendeth; And such as Gildas describeth i this land; And such as Salvian rebuketh; An such as the Canons of abundance of Council tell us swarmed heretofore.