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Communion with God. in two sermons preached at Paul'sCommunion vvith God. in two sermons preach'd at Paul's
Communion with God. in two sermons preached at Paul's: the first, Sept. 3, 1654, the second, March 25, 1655. / By Samuel Annesley L.L.D. minister of the gospel at John Evangel London.Communion vvith God. in two sermons preach'd at Paul's: the first, Sept. 3, 1654, the second, March 25, 1655. / By Samuel Annesley L.L.D. minister of the gospel at John Evangel London.
London: printed by Evan Tyler, 1655
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4. Give every ordinance of God its due observance. Let not some Ordinances swallow up the rest. There's no Law of the Creation for the greater Sea-fishes to eat up the lesser: much less is there any Law of Grace, for the greater Ordinances of God to jostle out the lesser. Christ said, These things you ought to have done, but not to leave the other undone.
4. Give every ordinance of God its due observance. Let not some Ordinances swallow up the rest. There's no Law of the Creation for the greater Sea-fishes to eate up the lesser: much less is there any Law of Grace, for the greater Ordinances of God to justle out the lesser. Christ said, These things you ought to have done, but not to leave the other undone.
The hypocrite he employs himself about the exterior, and more pompous work of Religion, with a secret hatred of inward sanctity: the unwary Christian is busy about the Essentials of Christianity, and too much neglects ⟨p. 38⟩those circumstantials, whereby others seeing their good works, might glorify their Father which is in heaven: But those Christians that do give every Ordinance of God its due respect, that do not interfere in Acts of worship, are most likely to receive the benefit of every Ordinance. Divine Ordinances are social means of Communion with God. One string untuned, hinders the harmony: one Ordinance neglected, makes a flaw in our enjoyment.
The hypocrite he employes himself about the exteriour, and more pompous work of Religion, with a secret hatred of inward sanctity: the unwary Christian is busie about the Essentials of Christianity, and too much neglects ⟨p. 38⟩those circumstantials, whereby others seeing their good works, might glorifie their Father which is in heaven: But those Christians that do give every Ordinance of God its due respect, that do not interfere in Acts of worship, are most likely to receive the benefit of every Ordinance. Divine Ordinances are social means of Communion with God. One string untun'd, hinders the harmony: one Ordinance neglected, makes a flaw in our injoyment.