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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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4. Be not high minded but fear. I speak not of a fear of diffidence and distrustfulness, but of a fear of diligence ⟨p. 24⟩and watchfulness. He that would be secure from fear, let him fear to be secure. Mr. Saunders by his fear of falling away kept himself from Apostasy: whereas Dr. Pendleton by his notorious presumption, and over-bold confidence fell away.
4. Be not high minded but feare. I speak not of a feare of diffidence and distrustfulnesse, but of a feare of diligence ⟨p. 24⟩and watchfulnesse. He that would be secure from feare, let him feare to be secure. Mr. Saunders by his feare of falling away kept himselfe from Apostacy: whereas Dr. Pendleton by his notorious presumption, and over-bold confidence fell away.
5. Take heed least there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. [Greek or Hebrew] will end in [Greek or Hebrew]: Apostasy is the child of unbelief. Faith will set us upon a rock higher than us, even such a rock against which the gates of hell shall never prevail.
5. Take heed least there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 will end in 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: Apostacy is the child of unbelief. Faith will set us upon a rock higher than us, even such a rock against which the gates of hell shall never prevaile.