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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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But on the contrary, whatsoever Doctrine doth rob God of his glory in any of his Attributes, that makes God either unmerciful or unjust, &c. or that sleights any one of those ways that God hath chalked out in Scripture for us to walk in; or that disjoins the two Tables of God, separating Piety from Charity, acts of Righteousness from acts of Holiness. Let it pretend never so much Charity to men, if it doth not acknowledge Piety to God; or if it pretend never so much Piety to God, if it directs not Charity and Righteousness to ⟨p. 89⟩men, that Doctrine is false and corrupt.
But on the contrary, whatsoever Doctrine doth rob God of his glory in any of his Attributes, that makes God either unmercifull or unjust, &c. or that sleights any one of those waies that God hath chalked out in Scripture for us to walk in; or that disjoines the two Tables of God, separating Pietie from Charitie, acts of Righteousnesse from acts of Holinesse. Let it pretend never so much Charity to men, if it doth not acknowledge Pietie to God; or if it pretend never so much Pietie to God, if it directs not Charitie and Righteousnesse to ⟨p. 89⟩men, that Doctrine is false and corrupt.
Rule 5 Fifthly, whatsoever Doctrine discovers the sinfulness of vain thoughts, lustful imaginations, as well as sinful practices, that Doctrine is true: But that Doctrine which requireth only outward reformation, and reach eth not unto heart purification, that Doctrine is unsound.
Rule 5 Fiftly, whatsoever Doctrine discovers the sinfulnesse of vain thoughts, lustfull imaginations, as well as sinfull practices, that Doctrine is true: But that Doctrine which requireth only outward reformation, and reach eth not unto heart purification, that Doctrine is unsound.