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A pattern for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how…A patterne for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how…
A pattern for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how to die nobly and honourably. Delivered in a sermon preached at the solemn interment of the corps of the Right Honourable Robert Earle of Warwick. Who aged 70 years 11. months, died April 19. And was honourably buried, May 1. 1658. at Felsted in Essex. By Edmund Calamy B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.A patterne for all, especially for noble and honourable persons, to teach them how to die nobly and honourably. Delivered in a sermon preached at the solemne interment of the corps of the Right Honourable Robert Earle of Warwick. Who aged 70 years 11. months, died April 19. And was honorably buried, May 1. 1658. at Felsted in Essex. By Edmund Calamy B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.
London: printed for Edward Brewster, 1658
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A SERMON Preached at the Funeral OF THE Right Honourable ROBERT EAR… › Doctrine 4: Doctrine 4.
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2. Labour for sincerity and uprightness of heart. As the firmness of a pillar is in the uprightness of it (if once it begins to bow, it will quickly break.) So the firmness and stability of a Christian is in his sincerity and uprightness. Rottenness of heart betrayeth a man into Apostasy. A rotten apple will quickly appear so outwardly; So will a rotten Christian. If ever you would persevere, take heed of making use of Religion for the promotion of your carnal interest. He that serves God for an earthly Kingdom, when he bath got what he sought for, will forsake God as Jehu did. He that followeth Christ only for the loaves, will leave Christ when he hath got them.
2. Labour for sincerity and uprightness of heart. As the firmnesse of a pillar is in the uprightnesse of it (if once it begins to bow, it will quickly break.) So the firmnesse and stability of a Christian is in his sincerity and uprightnesse. Rottenness of heart betrayeth a man into Apostacy. A rotten apple will quickly appeare so outwardly; So will a rotten Christian. If ever you would persevere, take heed of making use of Religion for the promotion of your carnal interest. He that serves God for an earthly Kingdome, when he bath got what he sought for, will forsake God as Jehu did. He that followeth Christ only for the loaves, will leave Christ when he hath got them.
3. Labour for a tender conscience. This will keep us from the least degree of A postacy. As hot water grow's cold by degrees: first it is luke-warm, before it is stark cold: So a Christian declines into Apostasy by degrees. Lots wife first lingered, and then afterwards looked back: first we slack our pace in Religion, then we stand still, and at last turn back. But now a tender conscience will keep us from the least abatement of zeal and forwardness in Religion.
3. Labour for a tender conscience. This will keep us from the least degree of A postacy. As hot water grow's cold by degrees: first it is luke-warme, before it is starke cold: So a Christian declines into Apostacy by degrees. Lots wife first lingred, and then afterwards lookt back: first we slack our pace in Religion, then we stand still, and at last turne back. But now a tender conscience will keep us from the least abatement of zeale and forwardnesse in Religion.