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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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O Beloved, there is nothing in the world will be a greater solace to your souls when you come to die (and we must all sooner or later drink of that cup) then this, that your consciences can tell you, I have served my God in my life, I have done my work, and the last work I have to do is to die; when it may be thy eye-strings are fallen, thy mouth is shut, and thou canst not take any cordials to refresh thy decayed spirits, then this will be a cordial, for Conscience to tell thee, that thou hast done thy work which God sent thee into the world for to do; and now thou hast nothing to do but to die, and go to heaven. It is an observable expression. Job 5.26. 1Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, as a shock of Corn cometh in his season. You know, that if a man •hould reap a shock of corn when it is ⟨p. 26⟩green, and but newly eared, that corn would be of no use for bread, but if he cuts down a shock of corn when it is ripe, then it is fit for bread. Death cuts off many men, when they are green corn, unfit, unprepared for death, unripe for heaven, unripe for glory, 2when they are like grass upon the house top, that withereth before it is cut down, or like the seed which fell on the stony or thorny ground, which never came unto perfection. But now saith God to the good man, thou shalt go to thy grave when thou art ripe for heaven, ripe for God, when thou hast done thy masters work, then shalt thou go to thy Masters mansions; thou shalt come to thy grave, like a shock of Corn in its due season. Oh what comfort, and solace of heart should this be to you, who have done the work for which God sent you into the world.
O Beloved, there is nothing in the world will be a greater solace to your souls when you come to die (and we must all sooner or later drink of that cup) then this, that your consciences can tell you, I have served my God in my life, I have done my work, and the last work I have to doe is to die; when it may be thy eye-strings are fallen, thy mouth is shut, and thou canst not take any cordials to refresh thy decayed spirits, then this will be a cordial, for Conscience to tell thee, that thou hast done thy work which God sent thee into the world for to doe; and now thou hast nothing to do but to die, and goe to heaven. It is an observable expression.