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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: A Sermon Preached at the Quaker's Meeting House, in Gracechurch-Street, London, Eighth Month 12th, 1694. + +Author: William Penn + +Release Date: February 6, 2007 [EBook #20534] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A PENN SERMON 1694 *** + + + + +Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was +produced from scanned images of public domain material +from the Google Print project.) + + + + + + +</pre> + + + +<table summary="Transcriber's Note" bgcolor="#ccffff" class="noteBox"> +<tr><td>Transcriber's Note: "[<i>sic</i>.]" has been inserted wherever there was an +apparent typo or non-standard grammatical construction in the original.</td></tr> +</table> +<br /><br /><br /><br /> + +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_1" id="Page_1">[Pg 1]</a></span><h1>A SERMON</h1> + +<h6>PREACHED AT</h6> + +<h3>THE QUAKER'S MEETING HOUSE,</h3> + +<h6>IN GRACECHURCH-STREET, LONDON,</h6> + + +<h4>EIGHTH MONTH 12<font style="font-size: 0.8em;">TH</font>, 1694.</h4> +<hr class="short" /> + +<h2>BY WILLIAM PENN.</h2> +<hr class="short" /> + +<br /> +<h6>SALVATION FROM SIN BY CHRIST ALONE.</h6> + +<hr class="tiny" /> +<h4 style="margin-top: 1.0em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">LONDON:</h4> +<h6 style="margin-top: 1.0em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">R. H. MOORE, 162, FLEET-STREET;</h6> +<h6 style="margin-top: 1.0em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">AND BANCKS AND CO., EXCHANGE-STREET, MANCHESTER.</h6> +<h6 style="margin-top: 1.0em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">1836.</h6> +<br /><br /><br /><br /> + + + +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_2" id="Page_2">[Pg 2]</a></span><h6 style="font-size: 0.8em;">BANCKS AND CO., PRINTERS, MANCHESTER.</h6> +<br /><br /><br /><br /> + + + +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">[Pg 3]</a></span><p class="indent">The perusal of the first numbers of a series of tracts, containing extracts +from the writings of "early Friends," and published for the avowed purpose of +lowering the estimation in which those writings are held by the Society, and even +of proving "that many of them would reflect discredit upon a private library, +and ought truly to be accounted dangerous books," has given rise to the present +re-publication. As an humble, but sincere admirer of those principles of +Gospel Truth, which the early Friends sought to promulgate, as well by their +writings as by eminently devoted lives, and a constant and oft proved willingness +to suffer for Christ's sake, I must protest (whether to any purpose or not) +against the illiberal, and unjust mode of conduct resorted to by the publishers +of the "Extracts," in selecting short and partial sentences, and thus, +as I conceive, grossly misrepresenting some of the views of those Worthies long +since removed from the world on which they walked as strangers and as pilgrims, +and long since, I doubt not, permitted, through the mercy of their God and +Saviour, to enter into that "better country," where they are no more exposed to +the trials of time, no more exposed to the scoffs and persecutions of men, and +no more affected by the calumnies of "false Brethren."</p> + +<p class="indent">Whilst, however, expressing a sincere and affectionate regard for the memories +of those who have preceded me in religious professions, I would add that I +consider them worthy to be followed only as they followed Christ, and that if I +go forth by the footsteps of this flock of my Saviour's companions, it is that I +may feed beside that good Shepherd's tents, where, I believe, they found plentiful +pasture.</p> +<p class="indent">I would most explicitly state, the present publication is no party act, or an +act originating in party feeling, for though I must take a heartfelt interest in +the present proceedings in our Society, yet I deeply feel that, even if I see, or +think I see, the Ark of the Covenant of our God unsteadily placed as upon a +new cart, there is a danger of putting forth, like Uzza of old, uncalled and +unprepared hands for its support.</p> +<p class="indent">To the serious attention of all honest hearted enquirers after truth do I commend +this little Pamphlet, believing that the principles set forth in the annexed +Sermon, are the principles uniformly avowed and supported by the "early +Friends," and that (however their views and writings may be distorted and belied) +the whole Gospel of a crucified and risen Saviour, in all its freeness, and in all +its fullness, was what they sought to publish, and by their lives to adorn.</p> + + + +<p class="right">C. GILPIN.</p> + +<p class="indent"><i>Manchester, 4th Month, 1836.</i></p> + +<br /><br /><br /><br /> + + +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[Pg 5]</a></span><h1>SERMON.</h1> +<hr class="short" /> + +<p >The great and blessed God that made heaven and +earth, the seas and the great fountains of the deep, +and rivers of water, the Almighty J<font class="sc" style="font-size: 0.9em;">ehovah</font>, who is +from everlasting to everlasting. He also made man +and woman; and his design was to make them eternally +happy and blessed. And therefore he made man +in his own image; "in the image of God created he +him, male and female created he them:" He made +them after his own likeness holy, wise, merciful, just, +patient, and humble, endued them with knowledge, +righteousness, and true holiness. But man and woman +through their transgressions lost this image of +God, and with it lost their happiness and true blessedness, +that God made them in a capacity to enjoy.</p> + +<p class="indent">Now in this state of <font class="sc" style="font-size: 0.9em;">misery</font> into which we are fallen, +we are come short of the glory of God; and it is out of +this wretched woful state we must be brought, else +we shall never see the face of God with comfort. This +is an eternal truth of God, and recorded in the Holy +Scriptures. John iii. 16. That "God so loved the +world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever +believeth in him, should not perish, but have +everlasting life." God so loved the world, he gave +his Son to be a light unto the world, that all might +see their way back to God again: For sin hath darkened +the understanding, and clouded the mind of man +and woman, and alienated them from the life of God, +and their hearts are hardened through the deceitfulness +of sin. But now is the acceptable time, now is +the day of salvation, the day of God's grace and favourable +visitation, wherein he visits men and women, +illuminates their minds and spirits with a light from +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">[Pg 6]</a></span>heaven, that they might see the deplorable state and +condition wherein they are, and what they are doing: +It is in this light, that they have a day of grace vouchsafed +to them, that it may be well with them, both +here and for ever. They that receive this light, and +come out of that which they are called from, which is +sin, they may come to enjoy peace with God. It was +sin that first separated between God and man; and it +is sin now that hinders man from acquaintance with +the Lord, who brings peace unto him: It is by this +light, that we are to acquaint ourselves with God, that +we may be at peace. Thus saith the Lord by the +prophet, "It is sin has separated between me and you:" +Sin hath made a partition wall between God and us, +and God hath sent his Son into the world to break +down this partition wall that sin hath made; that so +fallen man might return to God, and come into Paradise +again, out of which sin hath cast him.</p> +<p class="indent">Now, none can bring us back to God, and into favour +and communion with him, but our Lord Jesus +Christ: He is the light and leader of his people. +There is no name under heaven by which we can be +saved, but the name of <font class="sc" style="font-size: 0.9em;">Jesus</font>: It is he that saves his +people from their sins; and it is in him alone that +we are blessed: "Blessed is he whose transgression is +forgiven, and whose sin is covered:" And for the sake +of Christ alone it is, that the Lord imputeth not iniquity +to us. Now pray "Examine yourselves, whether +you be in the faith," 2 Cor. xiii. 5. "Prove +your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, +except you be reprobates." Examine yourselves, +whether you have chosen the Lord for your God, and +Christ for your Redeemer? And whether you have +forsaken your sins, and returned from your evil ways, +and answered the visitation of the love of God in your +souls? Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who +came to seek and to save them that were lost? He +is the Physician of value, that was wounded to heal +our wounds: "He was wounded for our transgressions, +bruised for our iniquities, and had the chastisement<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">[Pg 7]</a></span> +of our peace upon him; that by his stripes we +might be healed:" It is he alone that could do this. +Who is sufficient for these things? The Lord found +out one that is sufficient; he hath "laid help upon +one that is mighty," that is "able to save to the uttermost +all that come unto God by him." God hath +given him the Spirit without measure, and filled him +with grace and truth, that of his fullness we might all +receive, and grace for grace: He is mighty to save +the sons and daughters of men, and to give them +power to become the children of God.</p> +<p class="indent">This was testified of old, John i. 12. "But as +many as received him, to them gave he power to become +the sons of God, even to them who believe on +his name." Men want power over their sins: When +sin appears to be exceeding sinful, they would overcome +it, and be rid of it, when it is troublesome: And +when they are under a deep conviction of the evil of +it, and see the woful and miserable state that sin hath +brought mankind into how they have lost the image +of God and the favour of God; they then desire to be +restored, and brought back again into their primitive +state. You that know the truth of God, see how the +work goes on in your hearts, see how the image of +God is carrying on upon you. Consider, that the Lord +is a holy God, of purer eyes than to behold iniquity +with approbation: "There is no peace to the wicked," +that walk in the broad way, and grieve the Holy Spirit, +and do not answer his divine call. There is a two-fold +call concerning man, a call to repentance, and a +call to judgment. The call to repentance is in this +day of God's visitation; they that receive it now, that +are so wise, as to answer God's call, and believe in the +Son of God, and in his inward appearance, that obey +his voice, when they hear his call, saying, Come away, +come out of thy sins, come out of the wickedness, filthiness, +and pollution of the world; come into the +divine nature of the Son of God; come into his life: +Into what life? Into the spiritual life, the divine life? +Thou hast been dead to God and alive to the world: +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_8" id="Page_8">[Pg 8]</a></span>Now that thou mayst [<i>sic</i>.] be dead to sin, and alive to +God, come unto him that hath all power in heaven +and in earth committed to him. O come unto Christ, +the dear and blessed Son of God, in this day of grace +and salvation, and receive power to overcome thy sins! +Then thou wilt be a conqueror, and overcome the +Devil.</p> +<p class="indent">We are of ourselves altogether insufficient for these +things, we are weak and impotent; and our Saviour +hath told us, "Without me ye can do nothing:" We +are justified freely by God's grace, through the redemption +that is in Jesus Christ; not justified by our +own works. How great a contradiction is it to charge +them with the contrary, that say, They cannot preach +nor pray, but as the Spirit of God moveth them. +Blessed be God that hath made us sensible of our own +weakness, emptiness, and poverty. Our help hath +been in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and +earth, who hath given his Son to be an helper, and an +all-sufficient Saviour to us; with him he hath given +sufficient power and strength, whereby we are enabled +to overcome the Devil, the enemy of our souls: So +that we may be enabled to stand against principalities +and powers, against spiritual wickedness, and conquer +all the powers, of darkness, and fight the good fight of +faith, and finish our course with joy, and keep the +faith: seeing there is laid up for us a crown of righteousness, +which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall +give us at that day; "and not only to us, (saith the +Apostle,) but unto all them that love his appearing." +We have not an High-Priest which cannot be touched +with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all +points tempted like as we are, yet without sin: Christ, +our Redeemer, was tempted, that he might succour +those that are tempted. When the Devil tempted +our Saviour in the wilderness, and could not prevail, +he went away and left him: The prince of this world +found nothing in him, upon which he could fasten his +temptation. Christ will enable those that believe in +him to overcome the Devil, and to be more than conquerors, +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">[Pg 9]</a></span>through him that loved them: He came into +the world to purge and purify his people, and to be +the author of eternal salvation to all them that believe +in him, and obey him. But it is said, "He did not +many mighty works" among some to whom he preached +the everlasting Gospel, because of their unbelief: +Many will not believe in the inward and spiritual appearance +of Jesus Christ the Son of God, who is the +light of the world; they will neither believe in the +light, nor walk in the light, which will enable them +to conquer the evil one, who is the prince of darkness: +It is only through Christ Jesus, the great captain of +our salvation, that we are victorious.</p> +<p class="indent">Therefore, my friends, open your hearts to the Lord +Jesus Christ, receive this blessed gift of God which +he offers to you: And can God give you a greater gift +than the Son of his Love? And will not you gladly +receive him, and that great salvation which he hath +purchased for you with his own blood! But, say some +people, we have received Christ, and believe in him, +and believe the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures. +But let me ask you, Who keeps house all this +while? What have you done for Christ? Christ hath +died for you; but hast thou lived to him? And hast +thou died to the world, and died to thy sins and lusts? +Consider with yourselves, It is both your great duty +and interest to die to sin, and live to Christ that died +for you. And we must stand at Christ's tribunal, and +give an account to him, of whatsoever we have done, +whether good or bad; and he will judge us at the great +day of his appearing. Blessed are you, that receive +the blessed Son of God, that now stands in Spirit at +the door, and knocks: Open your heart, and make +room for him, and let not the world keep him out, and +he will come in, and sup with you, and you with him: +And he will do that for you, which you cannot do for +yourselves. "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is +weak:" He will give thee power over sin, and over the +world, and over the Devil: Whenever he shall assault +thee with his temptations, say, "Get thee behind me +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">[Pg 10]</a></span>Satan, thou savourest not the things that be of God." +When people come to be spiritually minded they will +taste and savour the things that are spiritual and heavenly: +if they be not things of God, do not touch +with them, have nothing to do with them; but walk +in the Spirit, and savour the things of the Spirit. And +hearken to the counsel of Christ, who speaks to you +in the name of Wisdom; "O ye simple ones understand +wisdom, and ye fools be of an understanding +heart; hear, for I will speak of excellent things, and +the opening of my lips shall be right things: Blessed +is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my +gates, waiting at the posts of my doors: For whoso +findeth me findeth life." Hearken to the blessed counsel +of Christ, hear his voice and obey it: They that +do his will, shall know his doctrine: "The secret of +the Lord is with them that fear him, and he will shew +them his covenant."</p> +<p class="indent">They that have the saving knowledge of God, and +Christ Jesus, which is life eternal, they will walk in a +correspondent and suitable manner to that knowledge, +and be holy in all manner of conversation: They will +not be only nominal Christians, but true Christians, +Israelites indeed in whom there is no guile; They will +receive Christ Jesus who is God's gift, and knows [<i>sic</i>.] the +operation of his power in their souls. These persons +are fit to live and prepared to die; when Christ, who +is their life, shall appear, they shall appear with him +in glory. When the sound of the last trumpet shall +be heard at the end of the world, Time shall be no +more; Come away! that day shall not be terrible to +them that have put off the old man, and put on the +new man; and have begun to live a new life, and to +have new affections, new thoughts and resolutions, and +have laid up their treasure in heaven, where their +hearts are also: They have that peace, which the +world cannot give, and which death cannot take away. +Blessed are they that take sanctuary in the name of +Jesus, as in a strong tower; they shall get power over +their sins, and over the vanity of their minds, that die +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">[Pg 11]</a></span>to sin and live to God, and feel the constraining power +and efficacy of the love of Christ, "who hath loved +them, and washed them from their sins, in his own +blood, and made them kings and priests to God."</p> +<p class="indent">My friends, hear the voice of Wisdom, who hath +said, "Whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain +favour of the Lord: but he that sinneth against me, +wrongeth his own soul." Be you early seekers: seek +the kingdom of God in the first place. The Lord +calls from heaven; "My son, give me thine heart:" +Let thy answer be, Lord, take my heart, purify and +cleanse it; break it, and make it new, make it fit for +thy acceptance, that I may find favour in thy sight. +"Without me (saith our Saviour) ye can do nothing:" +Therefore desire him to do it for thee, and to work +in thee both to will and to do of his own good pleasure. +How dreadful is it to appear at the bar of God's +justice as miserable sinners! Those that have not +Christ, the great Mediator, to plead for them, are miserable +indeed: Therefore lay hold on Christ now; +believe in him, lay hold on his power and Spirit in this +day of your visitation. If thou art under the power +of sin and Satan, thou mayst [<i>sic</i>.] receive power from +Christ, to overcome all the power of darkness: If the +strong man armed hath got possession of thy heart, +Christ will lay siege to it; and if thou be willing to +open the door, Christ will come in and cast out the +strong man, and spoil him of all his goods. He will +cast out the grand enemy of thy soul, and take possession +for himself; that thou mayest be delivered from +the power of Satan, and from the bondage of corruption, +and brought into the glorious liberty of the Sons +of God: And if the Son of God make thee free, thou +shalt be free indeed. For this end Christ came into +the world, "for this purpose was the Son of God manifested, +that he might destroy the works of the Devil:" +And he will not lose the design of his coming, but will +"finish transgression, and make an end of sin, and +bring in everlasting righteousness."</p> +<p class="indent">Let us all come to Christ, and let none deceive +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[Pg 12]</a></span>themselves, and live in their sins, and yet think to +come to heaven: "Be not deceived, (saith the Apostle,) +God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man sows, +that shall he also reap: He that soweth to the flesh, +shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth +to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap everlasting life." +Labour for a sure grounded hope, a just hope in the +mercy of God for pardon and salvation; then you must +know a work of Christ upon you, and the power of +the Spirit of Christ within you, subduing your will to +a holy subjection to the Divine will; that you may +say with the Apostle; "I am crucified with Christ; +nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me; +and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by +the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and +gave himself for me." Then the call to judgment +will be joyful to you; for you shall then be justified +and acquitted before the whole world, at that +great and general judgment, and have an abundant +entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and +Saviour Jesus Christ, and it shall be well with you for +ever. Now, "say to the righteous, it shall be well +with him;" not that it doth so appear at present; for +through many tribulations we must expect to enter into +the kingdom of heaven; And many are the troubles of +the righteous, but the Lord will deliver them out of +them all. So that "if in this life only (saith the +apostle) we have hope, we are of all men most miserable." +Yet "say to the righteous, it shall be well +with him;" Whatsoever their trials, troubles, and +tribulations are, the Lord will deliver them in the best +time; they have heaven in their eye and they look to +the recompense of reward. Now what hast thou in +thine eye? Is it the high calling in Christ? Is this +the mark thou aimest at, and which thou hast in +view? Is this the port and haven, that thou art sailing +to, "looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher +of our faith who for the joy that was set before him, +endured the cross, despising the shame?" Heb. xii 2. +The apostle, after he had been speaking of the suffering +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</a></span>and martyrdom of those great saints, of whom +the world was not worthy; Heb. xi. How that +"through faith they subdued kingdoms, wrought +righteousness, obtained promises, stopt the mouths of +lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge +of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, +waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the +armies of the Aliens; of women, that received their +dead to life again, and others were tortured, not +accepting of deliverance, that they might obtain a +better resurrection." Then he comes to speak of the +sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ, and bids us "Look +unto him." Heb. xii. 1, 2, 3. Wherefore, "seeing +we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, +let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that +doth so easily beset us; and let us run with patience +the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the +author and finisher of our faith: Who for the joy that +was set before him, endured the cross and despised the +shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne +of God: For consider him that endured such contradiction +of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied +and faint in your minds." Blessed are they that can +endure all these things, shame, reproach, contumely, +and disdain, persecutions and afflictions that attend +the testimony of Jesus! Blessed are they that can +endure the cross, and despise the shame! It is an internal +cross, which thou must endure for Christ, or thy +own heart will reprove thee, check thee and condemn +thee for it: But if thou comest to know a being crucified +with Christ, thou shalt reign with him, and be raised +up to eternal glory with him. Unless thou knowest +a dying to the world, and a being crucified with Christ, +thou canst not have a well grounded hope of everlasting +happiness.</p> +<p class="indent">Therefore now, friends, examine yourselves about +your title to heaven. It is the wisdom and practice +of the world, to examine their titles and settlements, +and to see, they be sure, and firm, and stable beforehand: +So we should make sure for heaven and eternal +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">[Pg 14]</a></span>glory, and of "an house not made with hands, eternal in +the heavens," before this earthly tabernacle be dissolved; +then for us to live will be Christ, and to die will be eternal +gain. Blessed are they that bear record of the Word +of God, and of the testimony of Jesus, that bear his +name, and testify and join with him against the spirit +of the world, and the prince of the power of the air. +It is within that thou must join with Christ's appearance, +that so thou mayest be christianized, and thy +mind made truly christian: Thou must be purified in +thy spirit, and baptized with the Holy Ghost, and +with fire, and know the powerful operation of the Lord: +They that have not experience of the new birth, they +cannot enter into the kingdom of God.</p> +<p class="indent">O my friends, set before you the example of Christ, +who was holy, harmless, and undefiled; his life was +glorious in holiness: And as it becomes you, so it +highly concerns you, to be holy in all manner of conversation. +For if you imitate not the life of Christ, +you cannot be saved by his death: He came into the +world, to redeem you from all iniquity, and to save +you from sin and hell; Labour to answer the dignity +of your high and holy calling, with a conversation +becoming the gospel of Christ: For you are called to +glory and virtue. Whatsoever troubles, temptations +and tribulations may attend you in your pilgrimage +here below, if you be faithful and sincere, you will +have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. +In all your labours and travels on this earth, you may +look up with joy for you have a serene heaven over +your heads; let Christ be precious to you; open the +door of your hearts to him, who is the King of glory: +He is oppressed in the hearts of the unclean, but he +is exalted and lifted up in the hearts of the faithful: +Blessed are they that set him upon his throne in their +hearts! O learn of Christ to be meek and lowly: +Your humility will exalt Him, and will also exalt you +at the last: "Be faithful to the death and you shall +receive a crown of life:" Those that have eternal life +in their eye, and depend upon Christ alone for salvation, +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[Pg 15]</a></span>they have laid a sure foundation. All other +foundations will come to nothing; they are founded +in time, and in time they will come to moulder away: +But that city that God is the builder and maker of, +that Abraham had in his eye, will never decay, nor +moulder away: Let us have this always in our eye, +that nothing may intercept our view. "We have +here (saith the Apostle) no continuing city; we seek +one that is to come." In this world we are as sheep +among wolves: "Fear not, little flock, (saith our Saviour,) +it is your Father's good pleasure to give you a +kingdom." If we be the sheep of Christ, we shall follow +him: "For his sheep follow him, and know his +voice, and a stranger they will not follow, but they +will flee from him, for they know not the voice of a +stranger." "My sheep (saith Christ) hear my voice, +and I know them, and they follow me, and I give unto +them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither +shall any pluck them out of my hands." Here is encouragement +for us to labour abundantly in the work +of the Lord; "for our labour shall not be in vain in +the Lord." Let us, with Moses, "choose rather to +suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy +the pleasures of sin for a season;" and "esteem +the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures +of Egypt; and have respect to the recompense +of reward."</p> +<p class="indent">Friends, I beseech you, in the fear of God, "look +up unto Jesus, the <font class="sc" style="font-size: 0.9em;">GREAT MEDIATOR</font> of the new covenant, +the author and finisher of your faith; that by +patient continuance in well doing, you may seek for +glory, honour, immortality, and eternal life:" Which +you shall obtain, if you persevere to the end: "For +he that endureth unto the end shall be saved."</p> +<p class="indent">"Be not weary of well doing; for in due time you +shall reap if you faint not." He that hath appeared, as +a God of salvation, and a mighty preserver of his people +in all ages of the world, and hath been so both +to the primitive christians, and to all our christian +friends, that are gone before us to an eternal rest, if you +<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">[Pg 16]</a></span>faint not, but follow them, who through faith and +patience do inherit the promises, you shall lay down +your heads in peace in him, when you come to die; +And when time shall be no more, you shall be for +ever with the Lord.</p> +<p class="indent">To God be praise, honour, and glory, who hath +stretched forth his mighty arm to save: Who is the +arm of the Lord but Christ Jesus, the redeemer of +souls? When we had undone ourselves, and lost ourselves, +in wandering and departing from the Lord, the +true and living God, into darkness and the shadow of +death, He stretched forth his almighty arm, to gather +us, and to bring us into the paradise of God again, when +we were driven out by our own sin, from the face and +presence of the Lord. Christ Jesus, the great and +good shepherd of his sheep, came to seek and to save +them that were lost: The lost sheep that have +wandered from him, he will take them on his shoulder, +and bring them to his fold: and he will make them +lie down in green pastures, and lead them by the still +waters, and satisfy them with the rivers of pleasure +that are at God's right hand for evermore. He hath +promised, "That he will feed his flock like a shepherd, +and gather his lambs with his arm, and carry +them in his bosom:" I hope <font class="sc" style="font-size: 0.9em;">CHRIST JESUS</font>, the <font class="sc" style="font-size: 0.9em;">GREAT +SHEPHERD</font>, will find some here this day, that have gone +astray, and gather them with his divine arm, and keep +them by his mighty power, through faith unto salvation. +To him be all praise, honour, glory, dominion, +and thanksgiving: For He alone is worthy, who is +<font class="sc" style="font-size: 0.9em;">GOD</font> over all, blessed for ever and ever.—<i>Amen.</i></p> +<br /><br /><br /> + + +<h6>BANCKS AND CO., PRINTERS, MANCHESTER.</h6> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Sermon Preached at the Quaker's +Meeting House, in Gracechurch-Street, London, Eighth Month 12th, 1694., by William Penn + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A PENN SERMON 1694 *** + +***** This file should be named 20534-h.htm or 20534-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/5/3/20534/ + +Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was +produced from scanned images of public domain material +from the Google Print project.) + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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