Exposition of the Apostles Creed, Table of contents
Titles of the SERMONS, their Order, Number and TEXTS.
SERMON 1, 2. REligion the best choice, Fol. 1, 15
Luke 10.41, 42.
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things.
But one thing is needful; And Mary hath chosen that goo… part which shall not be taken away from her.
Sermon 3, 4. Infidelity the ground of Apostacy, 26, 44 Heb. 3.12. Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Sermon 5. Seasonable Christian Exhortation, A good remedy against Induration, 54 Heb. 3.13. But exhort one another daily, while it is called to day, lest any of you be hardned, through the deceitfulness of sin.
Sermon 6. That there is a God. 71 Gen. 1.1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Sermon 7. That there is three Persons, 86 1 John 5.7. For there are three which bear Record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the holy Ghost, and these three are one.
Sermon 8. That God is our Father. 99 Rom. 8.15. But ye have received the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father.
Sermon 9. Of Gods Power, Omnipotency, Providence, fol. 111 Psal. 78.20. Behold he smote the Rock of stone, and the waters gushed out, and the streams flowed; but can he give bread also, or provide flesh for his People?
Sermon 10. That God the Father Almighty is to be served, 124 Joshua 24.15. But as for me, I & my house will serve the Lord.
Sermon 11. The Ardent desire of the Patriarchs, Prophets, and holy men of God, that Christ would appear in the flesh, 141 Cant. 1.1. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth.
Sermon 12, 13. The Person, Natures, and Offices of Christ, 153, 163 Mat. 16.15, 16. But whom say ye that I am?
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art Christ the Son of the living God.
Sermon 14. The near Union betwixt Christ and his Church, 174 2 Cor. 11.2. For I have espoused you to one Husband, that I may present you a chaste Virgin to Christ.
Sermon 15. Of the eternal Generation of the Son of God; and his Incarnation, fol. 186 Isa. 53.8. And who shall declare his Generation?
Sermon. 16. Of Christs Circumcision, and the Imposition of his name Jesus, 200 Luke 2.21. And when eight dayes were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his Name was called Jesus, which was so named of the Angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Sermon 17. Of the Passion of Christ, 212 Luke 24.46. Thus it behoved Christ to suffer.
Sermon 18. Of the causes of Christs Passion, 238 Isaiah 53.10. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him: he hath put him to grief; when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, Or when his soul shall make an offering for sin, he shall see his seed.
Sermon 19. Duties required of us in Relation to the Passion, 251 John 19.5. Behold the man.
Sermon 20. Of Christs Descent into hell 261
Ephes. 4.9, 10.
Now that he ascended, what is it, but that he descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
He that descended, is the same also which ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.
Sermon 21. Of Christs Resurrection, 275 Rom. 4.25. Who was delivered for our offences, but raised again for our Justification.
Sermon 22. Of the ends of the Resurrection, and the influence it ought to have upon our lives, fol. 283 Rom. 4.25. Who was delivered for our offences, but was raised again for our Justification.
Sermon 23. Of Christ Ascension, 103
Luke 24.50, 51.
And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lift up his hands, and blessed them.
And it came to pass while he blessed th…m, he departed from them, and was carried up to heaven.
Sermon. 24. Of Christs coming again to Judgement, 303 Acts 10.42. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testifie, that it is he who was ordained of God to be Judge of Quick and Dead.
Sermon 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. The Descent of the Holy Ghost, 321, 333, 343, 353, 368
Acts 2.1, 2, 3, 4.
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sate upon each of them.
And they were all fill'd with the holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Sermon 30. The Sealing of the Spirit, 380 Cant. 8.6. Set me as a Seal upon thy heart, as a Seal upon thy Arm.
Sermon 31, 32. The Stability and Excellency of the Church, 394, 418
Isaiah 2.1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
The Word that Isaiah the son of Amos saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
And it shall come to passe in the last dayes, that the Mountain of the Lords House shall be established in the top of the Mountains, and shall be exalted above the Hills, and all Nations shall flow unto it.
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord, to the House of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us of his wayes, and we will walk in his paths; for out of Zion, shall go forth the Law, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
And he shall judge among the Nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their Swords into Plowshares, and their Spears into pruning Hooks; Nation shall not lift up a Sword against Nation, Neither shall they learn War any more.
O House of Jacob, Come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Sermon 33. The Government of the Catholick Church, fol. 430 Isa. 2.4. And he shall judge among the Nations, and shall rebuke may people, and they shall beat their Sword into Plowshares, &c.
Sermon 34. Of the peaceable temper of the Members of the Catholick Church, 440
Isa. 2.4, 5.
And they shall beat their Swords into Plowshares, and their Spears into Pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up a Sword against Nation, neither shall they learn War any more.
O House of Jacob come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Sermon 35. Of the Beauty of the Church Militant. 450
The Song of Solomon, cap. 1. ver. 5, 6.
I am black, but comely (O ye daughters of Jerusalem) as the Tents of the Kedar, as the Curtains of Solomon.
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me; My Mothers children were angry with me, &c.
Sermon 36. The Quarrel of the Sons of the Church, 463 The Song of Solomon, cap. 1. ver. 6. My Mothers children were angry with me.
Sermon 37. A Vindication of the Episcopal Power, 477 Heb. 13.17. Obey them that have the Rule over you, [or guide] you, and submit [your selves] for they wait for your souls, as they that must give an account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.
Sermon 38. A Vindication of the Ecclesiastical or Church-Censure, 501 1 Cor. 4. ult. Or as the Greek Scholiasts, the first verse of the next Chapter. What will ye? shall I come unto you with a Rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
Sermon 39. The Churches affliction and lamentation, 519 Psalm 137.1. By the waters of Babylon, we sate down and wept, when we remembred thee O Zion.
Sermon 40, 41. The Communion of Saints, 533, 544. Ephes. 4.16. From the whole body fitly joyn'd together, and compacted by that which every joynt supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of it self in love.
Sermon 42. God is asserted to be light, 556
1 John 1.5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
This is the message we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not the truth;
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another; And the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the Truth is not in us.
If we confesse our sins, he is faithful, and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Sermon 43. A Good Christian walks in the light, fol. 567
1 John 1.6, 7.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not the truth.
If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another; And the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin.
Sermon 44. The denial of sin a deceit, 577
1 John 1.8, & 10.
If we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us. And
If we say we have not sinned, we make him a Lyar, and his Word is not in us.
Sermon 45. The publick and private Confession of sin, 589 1 John 1.9. If we confess our sins, he is faithul and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Sermon. 46. Gods Remission of sins, 598 1 John 1.9. He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Sermon 47. The Character or Description of a true Christian, 609
Phil. 3.20, 21.
For our Conversation is in Heaven, from whence also we look for a Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ;
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
Sermon 48. The hope and expectation of a true Christian, 618 Phil. 3.20. From whence also we look for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon 49. The Resurrection of the Body, 625 Phil. 3.21. Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
Sermon. 50. The Life everlasting, 638 Mat. 25.46. But the Righteous into life Eternal.
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