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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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Direction 15. Take heed of Idolatry, 1 John 5. 21. Idolatry is an image of Jealousy to provoke God; It breaks the Marriage knot asunder, and makes the Lord disclaim all interest in his people. The popish Religion is not defended by strength of Argument, but by force of Arms. Keep your selves from Idols, and beware of superstition which is the Gentleman-Usher to Popery.
Direction 15. Take heed of Idolatry, 1 Iohn 5. 21. Idolatry is an image of Jealousie to provoke God; It breaks the Marriage knot asunder, and makes the Lord disclaim all interest in his people. The popish Religion is not defended by strength of Argument, but by force of Armes. Keep your selves from Idols, and beware of superstition which is the Gentleman-Usher to Popery.
Direction 16. Think not the worse of Godliness because it is reproached and persecuted. Wicked men being stirred up by the Devil, do maliciously reproach the ways of God: Such were Julian and Lucian. And I observe, though men would be godly on their Death-beds, yet in the time of their living they revile and hate Godliness. But think not the worse of Religion because it is reproached by the wicked. Suppose a Virgin should be reproached for her Chastity, is Chastity ever the worse? If a blind man should jeer the Sun, the Sun is never the less bright. Godliness is the Angels glory; and shall we be ashamed of that which makes us like Angels? There is a time coming when the wicked would be glad to have some of that Holiness which they now despise, but they shall then be as far from obtaining it, as they are now from desiring it.
Direction 16. Think not the worse of Godliness because it is reproached and persecuted. Wicked men being stirred up by the Devil, do maliciously reproach the ways of God: Such were Iulian and Lucian. And I observe, though men would be godly on their Death-beds, yet in the time of their living they revile and hate Godliness. But think not the worse of Religion because it is reproached by the wicked. Suppose a Virgin should be reproached for her Chastity, is Chastity ever the worse? If a blinde man should jear the Sun, the Sun is never the less bright. Godliness is the Angels glory; and shall we be ashamed of that which makes us like Angels? There is a time coming when the wicked would be glad to have some of that Holiness which they now despise, but they shall then be as far from obtaining it, as they are now from desiring it.