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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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It may be many of you to whom I speak have lost your estates, your trading, now are in poverty, and lie under disgrace; and therefore you are apt and ready to wish that God would take you out of the world: but know that this is a very sinful frame of spirit, to long for death only to be freed from the troubles of this life, to desire to lie down in the bed of the grave, only to ease ⟨p. 19⟩our bodies, and rest our outward man. If we think life not worth the continuing in this world, unless we enjoy our outward comforts, ease, plenty, and prosperity, honour, wealth, and friends; we do hereby much undervalue the great blessing of life: This at the best is an infirmity, and this Christ here rebuked in his Disciples.
It may bee many of you to whom I speak have lost your estates, your tradeing, now are in poverty, and lie under disgrace; and therefore you are apt and ready to wish that God would take you out of the world: but know that this is a very sinful frame of spirit, to long for death only to be freed from the troubles of this life, to desire to lie down in the bed of the grave, only to ease ⟨p. 19⟩our bodies, and rest our outward man. If we think life not worth the continuing in this world, unlesse we enjoy our outward comforts, ease, plenty, and prosperitie, honor, wealth, and friends; we do hereby much undervalue the great blessing of life: This at the best is an infirmity, and this Christ here rebuked in his Disciples.
Again, because Christ would not pray for his Disciples to be taken out of the world, they desiring death, fearing persecution.1
- 12d Doct. When it is lawful to with for death.2d Doct. When it is lawfull to with for death.