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The righteous mans death lamented. A sermon preached at St. Austins, London, Aug.23. 1662…
The righteous mans death lamented. A sermon preached at St. Austins, London, Aug.23. 1662 at the funeral of that eminent servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Simeon Ash late minister of the gospel there. By Edmund Calamy, B.D.
London : s.n., printed in the year 1662
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Fourthly, another Jewel that beautified this righteous man, was his mercifulness; He was a merciful man, which he manifested not only in his charity to the members of Jesus Christ, but in his frequent visiting of sick persons, and persons that needed his spiritual physic. I know not any Minister in the City more careful in visiting the sick then he was.
Fourthly, another Jewel that beautified this righteous man, was his mercifulness; He was a merciful man, whic he manifested not only in his charity to the members of Jesus Christ, but in his frequent visiting of sick persons, and persons that needed his spiritual physick. I know not any Minister in the City more careful in visiting the sick then he was.
Fifthly, another Jewel was his prudence and spiritual wisdom; he was not only a pious and godly, but a wise and prudent minister; that had zeal for God, but knew how to mingle his zeal with discretion; discretion indeed without zeal is nothing but carnal policy; but zeal without discretion, is nothing but frantic fury; discretion without zeal will quickly eat out the heart of religion, and eat religion out of the heart-Zeal without discretion, is not a coal from the Altar, but a coal kindled by the wild fire of passion, that is able to set a Nation on fire; but this reverend Minister had zeal sweetly tempered with discretion.
Fifthly, another Jewel was his prudence and spiritual wisdome; he was not only a pious and godly, but a wise and prudent minister; that had zeal for God, but knew how to mingle his zeal with discretion; discretion indeed without zeal is nothing but carnal policy; but zeal without discretion, is nothing but frantick fury; discretion without zeal will quickly eat out the heart of religion, and eat religion out of the heart-Zeal without discretion, is not a coal from the Altar, but a coal kindled by the wild fire of passion, that is able to set a Nation on fire; but this reverend Minister had zeal sweetly tempered with discretion.