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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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3. The differences of Godly Ministers are not in fundamentals; They all build gold and precious stones, though some may add hay and stubble
3. The differences of Godly Ministers are not in fundamentals; They all build gold and precious stones, though some may adde hay and stubble
Lastly, a brotherly and amicable disquisition into truths controversed, not fundamental, but between Godly men, though different in Judgements, is very lawful and useful, indeed if this be done with pride, passion, scornful and disdainful words, despising the gifts of others, This is not a dead fly, but a dead toad in the box of ointment, that maketh the wise Reader think, men do regard opinions, not so much as they are Gods Truths, but as they are their opinions, wherein they must have glory; But return we to our Learned Brother; as God had given him such Doctrinal Abilities, so also was he Prudent and Wise, and wise to direct such as were troubled in their mind, and perplexed about what they were to do; It is true, it pleased God before his sickness to exercise him with some sad ⟨p. 21⟩and black thoughts, sometimes tending to the great dejection and discouragement of his soul, but by this we see, that comfort is not a flower growing in our Garden, that we can pluck up when we will, God is the God of Comfort only, he giveth it when he pleaseth, and he taketh it away again as he pleaseth. Christ had an Angel to comfort him in his Agonies, so that all, both Ministers and People, are to take Gospel-Consolations, as mercies from heaven, not as the work of our hands.
Lastly, a brotherly and amicable disquisition into truths controversed, not fundamentall, but between Godly men, though different in Judgements, is very lawfull and usefull, indeed if this be done with pride, passion, scornfull and disdainfull words, despising the gifts of others, This is not a dead fly, but a dead toad in the box of ointment, that maketh the wise Reader think, men do regard opinions, not so much as they are Gods Truths, but as they are their opinions, wherein they must have glory; But return we to our Learned Brother; as God had given him such Doctrinall Abilities, so also was he Prudent and Wise, and wise to direct such as were troubled in their minde, and perplexed about what they were to doe; It is true, it pleased God before his sickness to exercise him with some sad