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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31961	An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1662 (1662)	Wing C241; ESTC R1910	251,365	374

Keeping and propagating one of the most glorious truths that Iesus Christ was risen from the dead yet a thing that is farthest off from sense and reason wherein I suffer trouble mark Paul does not say wherin I make trouble no but wherein I suffer trouble as an evil doer unto bonds but the word of God is not bound If this blessed and glorious Apostle would have had the faith of God bound and have contented himself with sinful silence and not propagated the Gospel Paul might have been free but Paul would not have the word of God bound therefore Paul would suffer for it Shall we go higher a great deal then this You have the glorious commendation of the Lord Jesus Christ upon this account that he gave a free and full account of the Doctrine of his Father and of his glorious person before Pontius Pilate a bloody Persecutor It was not by saying to his Disciples Fight nor by saying my Kingdom is not of this world but that he gave a glorious confession before the face of Pilate of the righteousnesse of his truth Doctrine Gospel and of his person Fear to ensnare the freedom of the truth with your own liberty do not ensnare it to your own lusts nor to the will of any man O that we could study and improve these Scriptures more it would make us fear God more man lesse this is that that would make us say as holy David Ps. 119. 161. Princes have persecuted me without a cause but my heart standeth in awe of thy words for he that hath the most fear fear on you and upon you you will be more afraid to fall into his hands It is a childish thing for a Christian to tread down the belief of any Doctrine or practice any worship for fear of man who hath no more power to hurt us then we give him our selves by our fear Fear not him that can but kill the body c. It was the way of Gods people formerly that they came to divide between duty commanded by God and commanded by man you may read in all the dayes of Antichrists persecution from the beginning they came to divide in matter of obedience to God and his truth and worship and obedience to man Christians nothing but a suffering spirit will help you to this for there is no other way of Obedience in this case to authority but to suffer under it meekly Patiently as lambs This made the three children to divide between the command of God What sayes Nebuchadnezzer Every knee that bows not shall be cast into the Furnace very well as for that matter say they O King we are not carefull to answer thee for we will not bow down c. What will they not Obey him yet they will obey him by suffering as becomes Christians as is the example of Christ as if they should say Truly we are terrified with hell too We are terrified by the threats of the great King and we are likewise terrified by the threats of the great God he is able to deliver us out of your torments you are not able to deliver us from his torments so in the case of Daniel Arm your selves with this Resolution of suffering and lying down patiently and meekly under those things that you cannot do so that God may be honoured by your holy resolution upon this Account for truly you never do contend successfully for the faith of the Gospel till you contend by suffering for it is said They overcame by the blood of the lamb you never make Religion your businesse till the world see you can let such great things go as life estate liberty to keep it Then wisedome is justified of her children You never glorify the truths of God so much by practice or writing as by suffering for them Those glorious truths against Popish justification mixing of works with faith Transubstantiation Purgatory Idol-worship against all those things that were superadded contrarie to Gods justification there is such a glory upon the truths that it is hard for the Popish power ever to darken them again because we see them written in the honourable and blessed scars of the witnesses and burnings of those glorious Martyrs If you would take one another by the hand when God takes away our faithfull guides and say Brethren Sisters Friends come let us hold together there 's no way in the world to hold on together like suffering for the Gospel really would get more advantage by the holy humble sufferings of one gracious Saint meerly for the word of righteousnesse then by ten thousand Arguments used against Hereticks and false worship Compare Phil. 1. 12 13 14. with the 27 28 and 29. verses How is Paul's bonds a furtherance of the Gospel Paul no doubt was called an evil doer one that sowed Heresie and was hated every where saith he Many of the Brethren of the Lord waxed confident by my bands and were much more bold to speak the word without fear Here 's the great encouragement and then he comes to give you a precept and that 's in the 27. verse and he speaks it as one that was leaving of them Onely let your Conversation be as becometh the Gospel of Christ that you may stand fast in one spirit with one mind striving together for the faith of the Gospel and in nothing terrified by your Adversaries for unto you it is given not onely to believe but also to suffer c. It is given to you as a duty given to you as a priviledge O that you would confirm one another and in slippery times hold up one another by the hand do it in going after Gods call and in this way suffering for those truths you cannot otherwise hold and maintain Truly Christians you had need be armed with Resolution for the world is alwaies counting the things Gods people have suffered for very little and they count it prudence not to meddle therein Those men that have easie soft terms to comply that they have a latitude to do any thing I believe some Christians are of that opinion that they would even think the Saints of God were ill advised to venture their all upon those truths they see others died and suffered for It 's a sad thing many Christians study to draw out the lines of obedience as far as the honesty of the times will give them leave but no farther that they would go on with the Lord Jesus to the High Priests h●…ll and there deny him or that would be willing to do anything for Christ but are willing to suffer nothing for Christ you very little honour Jesus Christ in this and you will very little honour your selves at the last It is upon this account that Christians if they see even against plain conviction of Conscience and the word that there are super-instituted things broke in as in Conscience they cannot submit to yet they can comply why they may be used lawfully though not superstitiously But saith

Father's Command I say in all things he kept to his Father's Commission he did nothing here upon Earth but what was within the compass of his Commission for saith he in the verse before the Text I do nothing of my self but as my Father bids me So also he acted in conformity to his Father's Will that was the rule and square by which Christ ordered all his actions his eyes was still upon his Father's Will whatever he willed him to do that he did whatever he willed him to suffer that he suffered and thus he alwayes did the things that were pleasing to his Father But I do not insist further upon the words in this reference For my design is to bring down the words unto our selves to those that are the members of Christ for there is the same disposition of heart in all Believers to please God In all things to please God this was the frame and temper and carriage of Christ so it is the frame and temper of every true Believer and this is a part of our likeness unto Christ As you know there is a blessed resemblance and similitude between Christ and his Members they have the same spirit that Christ had only in a different proportion for he had it without measure they have the same grace as Christ had for substance though not for degree Of his fulness we all have received grace for grace that is as many interpret it grace answerable unto grace As the print in the wax answers to the print in the Seal and as face answers to face so grace in believers answers unto that grace that was in Christ They are to shew forth the vertues of Christ 1 Pet. 2. 11. Now this was the grace vertue and holiness of Christ that He alwayes did the things that pleased his Father Why this is in all believers only with this difference it was actual performance in the one it is but endeavour in the other it was perfect in the one it is sincere but imperfect in the other Christ alwayes did the things that pleased God a Believer endeavours alwayes to do the things that please God he doth not alwayes do so witness David in the Case of his uncleanness when he displeased the Lord as it is in 2 Sam. 11. The Observation I intend to speak to shall be this They that please God and endeavour alwayes to do the things that please God such God will be with such the Father will not leave alone especially in times of suffering and trouble For I will bring it to that Case Indeed God will not leave such at any time for that promise is exceeding full Hebr. 13. 5. I will never leave thee nor forsake thee I do not know any one promise in all the Bible that is exprest with such an Emphasis as that Promise is such a multiplication of Negatives in the Original But especially God will not leave such in an afflicted and suffering condition In the prosecuting of this I will speak to four things First I will shew you when a man may be said to do the things that please God 2. I will confirm the truth of the Doctrine 3. I will shew you in what respects God will be with them that desire to please him in a suffering condition 4. I will give you the grounds and reasons of it and then I shall come to the Application For the first We please God in what we do when we act 1. In a suitableness to Gods nature And 2. In subjection to Gods Law For pleasing of God lies in these two things As that pleases a man which is suitable to his disposition and is correspondent with his Command We do the things that please God when we do that which God doth and when we do that which God commands When we hate sin as God hates sin when we are holy as God is holy You shall find it in Col. 1. 10. That you may walk worthy of God unto all well-pleasing Observe This walking worthy of God is walking suitably or walking answerably to God Mat. 3. 8. Bring forth fruit worthy of repentance or bring forth fruit answerable to repentance so to walk worthy of God is to walk suitable to God to his Nature Now then observe what follows that you might walk worthy of God to all well-pleasing then we please God when we walk suitably unto God So also when we act in a blessed conformity to God to his Law for nothing can please the good God but what is good Now the Law being the measure and standard of all goodness nothing can be good but what bears conformity to this Law which is the will of God God is well pleased when his will is observed As you know you that are Masters your servants please you when they do your will That inference of the Apostle for this is very apposite Rom. 8. 8. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God What is this same inference grounded upon because the carnal mind is enmity against God for it is not subject to the law of God neither indeed can so that they that are in flesh cannot please God Why Because there is that principle in them as carries out a real enmity to the Law and Will of God it is as if the Apostle had said They will not be subject to Gods will nor obedient to Gods commands there is a principle of enmity in them against these things and so cannot please God God is pleased when his will is fulfilled and his commands observed to please God is in all things so to act that whatever we do we may express a likeness to Gods nature and a blessed subjection to Gods revealed will and this is the first thing A second thing is the proof of the Doctrin they that thus please God he will be with them he will not leave them alone especially in an hour of tryal For my brethren assure your selves of this That which the Father did for Christ he will do for all his Members it is true Christs sufferings being greater than ours possibly can be and so his relation to God being higher than ours is he a Son by eternal Generation we only by Adoption he had the presence of God in a more glorious manner then we can expect but yet in our Sphere according to the measure of our trial and according to our capacity we shall as really have the presence of God with us as Christ had with him that as we are partakers of Christs sufferings so we also shall be partakers of Christs support He that will be present with believers in heaven as he is with Christ he will be present with believers here on earth as he was with Christ in all his forrows and sufferings Now for the confirming of this comfortable truth I need not speak much Many promises you have in Scrpture for it and whatever God hath promised he will certainly make good Turn to that one promise