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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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Doctrine The Observation is this: viz. That above all things in the World, this is the most needful thing for the sons of men to make Enquiry after, namely, what they must do to be saved.
Doctrin The Observation is this: viz. That above all things in the World, this is the most needfull thing for the sons of men to make Enquiry after, namely, what they must do to be saved.
In the handling of this proposition, ⟨p. 104⟩I shall first premise some Cautions, secondly, give you some Reasons, and then Apply it.
The Cautions are three. 1First, Though it be the most needful thing in the World, for the sons of men to make Enquiry after this, viz. what they must do to be saved, yet take this Caution, viz. That though we must Enquire what we must do, yet we must not expect to be saved by doing. A full expression to this purpose there is in Job 7.20. I have sinned, what shall I do unto thee, O thou Preserver of men? The interrogation implies an absolute negation; what shall I do? that is, I can do nothing to satisfy thy justice, to pacify thy wrath, or procure thy love, and favour; Lord I have grievously sinned against thee, and if thou lookest for reparation and satisfaction at my hands, I am no way able to make it. Job speaks like a poor forlorn, broken debtor, to his rich and incensed Creditor, arresting him for his debt, which he is no way able ⟨p. 105⟩to satisfy, and therefore he throws himself at his feet, and cries out, Sir, I confess, I owe you much, but I have nothing to pay, I am not able to make you the least satisfaction, for what I owe you. Thus it is with all man kind since the fall of Adam, God entrusted Us with a great stock, but we have lost all, and are become bankrupts deeply indebted, we owe a thousand times ten thousand Talents unto God; and of our selves are not able to make the least satisfaction unto his Divine Majesty, for all the wrong and dishonour we have done unto him by our sins; we may indeed do something to God as a payment of our duty, but we can do nothing as a payment of our debt which we owe unto him. Therefore though there must be Enquiry made, what must I do to be saved? yet remember this, that no man is saved for doing.