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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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In the handling of this Doctrine, I shall first give some Cautions: Secondly, the Reasons thereof: Thirdly, lay down some Directions about trying what you hear.
In the handling of this Doctrine, I shall first give some Cautions: Secondly, the Reasons thereof: Thirdly, lay down some Directions about trying what you heare.
The first Caution is this, 1When the Apostle bids you prove all things, he doth not thereby intend that people should have a liberty to hear any body, and so to try all Preachers; as Calvin upon the place well observes: for, by this means a man may sooner suck in an Error, than embrace the Truth. Nay, the Scripture is expressly against it: If you can hear a man that doth preach the Truth, you are not to follow such as are known to divulge Errors: 2 Tim. 4.3, 4. 2For the time will come when they will not endure sound Doctrine, but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves Teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the Truth, and shall be turned into Fables. And 2 John 10.11. 3If there come any unto you, and brings not this ⟨p. 68⟩Doctrine, receive him not into your House, neither bid him, God speed, for he that biddeth him God speed, is partaker of his evil deeds. 4And Math. 24.23, 24. If any man shall say unto you, Lo bear is Christ, or there is Christ, believe it not, for there shall arise false Christs, and false Prophets, and shall show you great Signs and Wonders; insomuch that if it were possible they should deceive the very Elect. And verse 26. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, behold He is in the Desert, go not forth, behold He is in the secret Chambers, believe it not. False Prophets shall arise, and what shall they say? Lo here is Christ; not as if Christ was there personally, but doctrinally. Some shall say He is in the Desert, for these false Teachers used to draw people out into desert places where they might more securely publish their Errors and Heresies;