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A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farewell sermon preached at…A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farwel sermon preached at…
A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farewell sermon preached at Stephens Walbrook, London, August 17, 1662 / by Mr. Tho. Watson.A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farwel sermon preached at Stephens VValbrook, London, August 17, 1662 / by Mr. Tho. VVatson.
London printed : s.n., 1662
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Direct. 11. Live in a calling: Jerome gave this advice to his friend, that he should be always employed, that when the Devil came he might not find him idle; sure I am, the same God that saith remember the seventh day to keep it holy, saith, ⟨p. 13⟩six days shalt thou labour, the great God never sealed any warrant to idleness; an Idle person is a shame to his profession, 2 Thes. 4. 11. Some we hear work not at all. Solon made a Law that Idleness should be punished, and Cicero saith of an Idle person, that he draweth his breath but doth not live, that is in a calling he is not useful, a good Christian acts within the sphere of a calling.
Direct. 11. Live in a calling: Ierom gave this advice to his friend, that he should be always imployed, that when the Devil came he might not find him idle; sure I am, the same God that saith remember the seventh day to keep it holy, saith, ⟨p. 13⟩six days shalt thou labour, the great God never sealed any warrant to idleness; an Idle person is a shame to his profession, 2 Thes. 4. 11. Some we hear work not at all. Solan made a Law that Idleness should be punished, and Cicero saith of an Idle person, that he draweth his breath but doth not live, that is in a calling he is not useful, a good Christian acts within the sphear of a calling.
Direct. 12. Join the first and second table together; piety towards God, and equity toward your Neighbour. The Apostle hath put these two together in one verse, Tit. 2. 12. that you should live righteously and godlily; righteously that relates to morality, godly that relates to piety and sanctity. Always remember that every commandment hath the same divine stamp and authority as the other have. I would try a moral man by the duties of the first Table, and I would try a Professor by the duties of the second Table, some pretend faith, but they have no works; others have works but they have no faith: Some pretend zeal to God, but they are not just; others are just, but they have not one spark of zeal. I beseech you, if you would go to Heaven, turn both sides of the Table, the first and second Table, join these two, piety and Morality. As we blame the Papists for blotting out the second commandment, let not the Papists blame us for blotting out the second Tables.