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Paul's last farewell, or A sermon, preached at the funeral of that godly and…Paul's last farewel, or A sermon, preached at the funerall of that godly and…
Paul's last farewell, or A sermon, preached at the funeral of that godly and learned minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Blake. By Anthony Burgess, pastor of the church at Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. With a funeral oration made at Mr. Blake's death by Samuel Shaw, then schoolmaster of the Free-School at Tamworth.Paul's last farewel, or A sermon, preached at the funerall of that godly and learned minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Blake. By Anthony Burgesse, pastor of the church at Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. With a funeral oration made at Mr. Blakes death by Samuel Shaw, then schoolmaster of the Free-School at Tamworth.
London: printed for Abel Roper, 1658
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4. He that will faithfully discharge this Office of the Ministry, must as Paul professeth, 2 Cor. 1. 12. have his conversation with all godly simplicity and sincerity: He is to carry on his work in Scripture-ways, avoiding those two Rocks, Media violentiae, and Media fraudulentiae; A man of a crafty multiplicity of Spirit, will turn into any shape, dispute for any thing as lawful: This the Jesuit said to one (for so I understand it) who doubted about something he was to do, whether ⟨p. 11⟩lawful or no, Aude (saith he) & nos efficiemus probabile, Jansen. St. August. lib. proaem. pag. 9. Be daring to do it, and we will make it probable; now this simplicity of Spirit in Ministerial employment, is greatly seen in an obediential dependence upon the word of God, whether in matter of Duty, or of Faith: What is it that maketh so many learned Men embrace Errors after Errors, but because they leave Faith, and attend to reason? They think we come to be Christians by Disputations and scientifical Demonstrations; as we come to be Philosophers, not by a single and plain captivating of our understandings to the scripture, whereas it is Christian Faith, nor Christian reason: It is said to be Nazianzens Emblem, Theologia nostra est Pythagorica, by this simplicity of Spirit, a man shall overcome those Temptations, which are usually in Scholars to bring, inaudita & invisa, strange and unheard things unto our People; especially let the Ministers of the Gospel be so guided by simplicity of Spirit, that they may avoid these three Rocks.
4. He that will faithfully discharge this Office of the Ministry, must as Paul professeth, 2 Cor. 1. 12. have his conversation with all godly simplicity and sincerity: He is to carry on his work in Scripture-ways, avoiding those two Rocks, Media violentiae, and Media fraudulentiae; A man of a crafty multiplicity of Spirit, will turn into any shape, dispute for any thing as lawful: This the Jesuit said to one (for so I understand it) who doubted about something he was to do, whether ⟨p. 11⟩lawful or no, Aude (saith he) & nos efficiemus probabile, Jansen. St. August. lib. proaem. pag. 9. Be daring to do it, and we will make it probable; now this simplicity of Spirit in Ministerial imployment, is greatly seen in an obediential dependance upon the word of God, whether in matter of Duty, or of Faith: What is it that maketh so many learned Men embrace Errors after Errors, but because they leave Faith, and attend to reason? They think we come to be Christians by Disputations and scientifical Demonstrations; as we come to be Philosophers, not by a single and plain captivating of our understandings to the scripture, whereas it is Christian Faith, nor Christian reason: It is said to be Nazianzens Emblem, Theologia nostra est Pythagorica, by this simplicity of Spirit, a man shall overcome those Temptations, which are usually in Scholars to bring, inaudita & invisa, strange and unheard things unto our People; especially let the Ministers of the Gospel be so guided by simplicity of Spirit, that they may avoid these three Rocks.