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A Christians duty and safety in evil times Delivered in several sermons, upon four…A Christians duty and safety in evill times Delivered in severall sermons, upon four…
A Christians duty and safety in evil times Delivered in several sermons, upon four texts of scripture, viz. Christ's prayer the saints support, on John 17 15[.] A divine balance to weigh all doctrines by, on 1 Thes.5. 21[.] A Christians great enquiry, on Acts 16.30, 31[.] A description of true blessedness, on Luke 11. 28[.] By that faithful messenger of Jesus Christ, Mr Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence-jury, London. Whereunto is annexed The saints rest, or Their happy sleep in death. As it was delivered in a sermon at Aldermanbury, London. Aug. 24. 1651. By Edmund Calalmy. B. D.A Christians duty and safety in evill times Delivered in severall sermons, upon four texts of scripture, viz. Christ's prayer the saints support, on Iohn 17 15[.] A divine ballance to weigh all doctrines by, on 1 Thes.5. 21[.] A Christians great enquiry, on Acts 16.30, 31[.] A description of true blessedness, on Luke 11. 28[.] By that faithfull messenger of Jesus Christ, Mr Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence-jury, London. Whereunto is annexed The saints rest, or Their happy sleep in death. As it was delivered in a sermon at Aldermanbury, London. Aug. 24. 1651. By Edmund Calalmy. B. D.
London: printed for E. Brewster and George Sawbridge, 1653
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A Divine Balance To weigh All Doctrines by.A Divine Ballance To weigh All Doctrines by.
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Doctrine That it is the duty of all hearers of the Word, to try and prove all the Doctrines which they hear. It is the injunction that Saint John gives in his first Epistle, ch. 4. v. 1. Beloved,1 believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false Prophets are go•e out into the World: that is, Try the Doctrines that such men preach, who pretend that they have the Spirit, and ⟨p. 66⟩preach by the Spirit, whether they be true or false. Erroneous Teachers will boast of the Spirit, and therefore we must try what spirit their Doctrine cometh from; we must not with Solomons fool, give credence to every thing that is published under the glorious name of Truth: But we must consider that the Church of God hath always been pestered with false Teachers; in Jeremiah's time there were such as published the Visions o• their own Brain, for sound Doctrine: and the Apostle Paul doth often complain of false Teachers that transformed themselves into Angels of Light: it is the Devils policy many times to transform himself into an Angel of Light; and because his commodities will not sell in his own Market, therefore he labours to bring them into Gods Market (for such is the Preaching of the Word) thinking that none will suspect them there. Have we not then great reason to try all Doctrines that we hear!
Doctrin That it is the duty of all hearers of the Word, to try and prove all the Doct•rines which they heare. It is the injunction that Saint Iohn gives in his first Epistle, ch. 4. v. 1. Beloved,1 believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false Prophets are go•e out into the World: that is, Try the Doctrines that such men preach, who pretend that they have the Spirit, and ⟨p. 66⟩preach by the Spirit, whether they be true or false. Erronious Teachers will boast of the Spirit, and therefore we must try what spirit their Doctrin cometh from; we must not with Solomons fool, give credence to every thing that is published under the glorious name of Truth: But wee must consider that the Church of God hath alwaies been pestered with false Teachers; in Ieremiah's time there were such as published the Visions o their own Brain, for sound Doctrine: and the Apostle Paul doth often complain of false Teachers that transformed themselves into Angels of Light: it is the Devils policy many times to transform himselfe into an Angell of Light; and because his commodities will not sell in his own Market, therfore he labours to bring them into Gods Market (for such is the Preaching of the Word) thinking that none will suspect them there. Have wee not then great reason to trie all Doctrines that we heare!