Dr. Thomas Jacomb's Funeral ~ermo;t. that the Promiles of Pardon and Salvation are made only to a certain order of Sinners, the repenting and reforming Sinners, that rely upon. Chrifl::: alone for their acceptance; that he is a King as we11 as a Priefr, and none can regularly depend upon his Sacrifice without Subjection to liis Scepter : In !hart the loveraign Balm of his Blood is to be applied only to thole whole Hearts are broken for their Sins, and from them. And to raile and encourage drooping Spirits that feel the intolerable Burthen of Sin, and both from their Guilt and Unworthinels, and their Impotency to per- :h~0~~f~ef~ff1,i:~~nt~s0~J~;eG~~~fse;ic'glna~e:~y,ber~~~~~el:~s r~[.~~tal~~~~gl;a~~~:~~~ ~"J'rf(ji~~~e: fhJ,~]~t b~t~ff~~~~.s~~d~he ~~r1~~~r~f~~.fi;~so~;o~u~~,o~~~ed~c~e~i~~ can as eafl ly forgive ten thouland Talents as a few Pence : that the Blood ofChrifr cleanles from all Sins, thole that are of a Crimfon dy, as well as from tholeof a lighter Tincture : That the Promile of Pardon is without limitation to all penitent Be- ~::r:;n c~~:~ t~~~~~:}f~x~~ptt~%e ~J:k:~::w~~~' i: ~~~~:,~~~ec"tr;f{t~(i; ~~~~t~~~e;.d Nature, and captivated the Wi11, that Men cannot relcue themfelves from the Bondage of Sin, yet Divine Grace is offered in the Gofpel, to enable us to do what is impollib!e without it ; and the Holy Spirit is promiled to all that fincerely ask it, . who is !hied the Spirit of Love, and Power, and ajo1md Mind, with refpect to his Heavenly Operations in the Hearts of Men. Therefore as it would be Folly in a Scholar that is invited to the School of a learned Mafrer, to difcourage himlelf from going becaule he wants Learning : For that is to he obtained there, and only his Defire and Capacity of Infrruttion is requifite for his Admillion: lo 'tis unrealonable for thofe who have a humble fenfe of their Sins and Milery, to be difcouraged from coming to our·Saviour; for he is mofr willing to reconcile God to them by his prevailing Mediation, and to communicate Divine Grace that they may perform that Obedience which God will gracieuOy accept. Tl1is is to imitate t he ApofC!es, of whom 'tis faid, We preach 11ot o11r ftlvu, b11t Chrijl ]ejTU the Lord. Tis of excellent ufe alfo for Preachers.often to reprefent to Men the two Worlds, fo vafC!y different in the Qualities, the Degrees and Duration of the Good and Evil Things that are enjoyed or fuffered in them, that they may difcover the Errors pf their Ways before they come to their End, and Death opens their Eyes to fee and lament what is lofr and never to be recover'd. All the admired Things in the fenfible World, are peri01ing Vanities; likeanindJanted Feaftthatfeeds the Eye, without real Nourifi1ment: But in the Crelefrial World all is fubftantial, fatisfying, and eternal. All the Evils, the Calamities, the Injuri es, and Troubles fuffcr'd here, are no more to the Plagues prepared by revenging J ufl:ice for impenitent Sinners, than the !light razinp: of the Skin is to a deadly Wound in the Heart. Now the fundamental Delufion ofMen is in valuing the prefent ftate of Things above what is Future, and infinitely better or worfe. They think and call them only Happy, who Jive in Pomp, Cui id•o ,. 0 , and flow in Riches and Pleafures; but as vainly as the Heathens dignified their Idols, veteres ~gani with the TitlesofCrelefl:ia1 Deities: they count them only miferable that are in Po· ~~~eft~~~~: verty, Sicknefs, and AfRiCl:ions here. And as 'tis obferved, by the great Phyfician, ritulum d~d~ · that if a d:Jirous .Perfon .Propofes l1is incoherent Fancies, ferioufl y as the Product of~~r:~u~~~a~m ~F:~e~h~~~h i~~s i~~r~r~n~~,'e" t~a~~:~::,u~t:~ J~·~~~e~r:~~erensf~bf~:ea~~~~~v~~i1fs ~~~;~ ;~.:~ future and fpiritual; and accordingly to choofe the prefent as the real fubfrantial ~!~b:t~~~ Good, and negleCt the future as a matter of Fancy and Conceit, is l1ardly cured. quam e11_pa · The!r ~inds and Affefrions, their Aims ar.d Defircs center in the Earth : their Fears, :;~a~ea~r:e~ Anx!et!es, Sorrows terminate there. And 'tis one neceffary part of the ·Minifl:er's falrem e~ ~-~ Work to devefi the World of its Mafquing Habit that appears fo rich and glittering "bulo d"'"1 ' in the Night by Torch-light, to !hip it naked as' it fhall burn in the confuming Fire ~:r~~~;:.·f~: at the lafr Day : And to unvail the Glory of Heaven, and reprefent it te the Eyes of "A• li ,...;. Chriitians fo as to ravifl1 their Hearts: In fhort, to make fuch a convincing Difcove- ~~6;;:/S:';. ry ofThings unfeen, that Men may judge, that only the Saints above are truly and ';7"10"•--'·'-''" perfett!y Happy, and only t.he Reprobates in Hell are really and finally miferable, ;;"~ ... ~~)~'6. and accordmgly regulate their Ltves. P I !hall add to this, that the Language of Sermons fhould be fui table to the quality of the Matter, and the end of that Divine Ordinance. A Minifrer mufr fpeak as becommg the Oracl es of God: With fo!cmn Exprellions according to the SanCl:ity and Importance of the grea t .Myfrery ofGotllinefs. The Apofrle tells us hi; Speech wa; not JVll h the enticing Worcl.r of Man's 1'Vifdom, A Luxuriant flouri01 of Words, .1 vain
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