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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A CHRISTIANS great Enquiry.
Text. Acts 16.30, 31. And said, sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.
Text. Acts 16.30, 31. And said, sirs, what must I doe to be saved? And they said, beleive on the Lord Iesus Christ, and thou shalt bee saved.
This Text is propounded by way of interrogation; the manner of its composure intimates, that it is the Ebullition of a perplexed mind, the Query of a distempered, and distressed soul, and that about a business of the greatest moment in the World. There are many critical, curious, and controversial ⟨p. 96⟩Questions, that men enquire after in these days: But this Question that the poor Jailer here asked, is a Question of the greatest concernment that ever can be made by any man; It was no less then this, what he might do to be saved?
THis Text is propounded by way of interrogation; the manner of its composure intimates, that it is the Ebulition of a perplexed mind, the Quere of a distempered, and distressed soul, and that about a businesse of the greatest moment in the World. There are many critical, curious, and controversial ⟨p. 96⟩Questions, that men enquire after in these daies: But this Question that the poor Jaylor here asked, is a Question of the greatest concernment that ever can bee made by any man; It was no lesse then this, what he might doe to be saved?