Sermon, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1766 July 13
Date13 July, 1766
Call Number766413.1
abstractOccom's sermon on the text 1 Timothy 6:12: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and has professed a good profession before many witnesses.
handwritingHandwriting is clear and legible.
paperSmall sheets are larger than those contained in other sermon booklets, and are in fair-to-poor condition, with heavy staining and wear that results in a loss of text.
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EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
1 Timothy 6. 12
Chriſtianity is compared, almoſt
to every Temporal Concern of
Man,
the Infinite Condeſention of
gad is to be Seen here in,
that he Shou'd Level his Langag
to weak Capacities
Texts of Scripture our Text
is he herein Chriſtianity is fitly [illegible][guess: Comd]
to a warfare — now a warefare
is one of the greateſt Concerns of this World
and it is a great Concern in
a Kingdom, [illegible][guess: Ev]ery one is Concern
in it or ought to be, —
So Chriſtianity ought to be ye
[gap: tear] [illegible][guess: gr]eateſt and univerſal Concern
and Degrees —
And Since the Holy ghoſt
has Compared his works to
our worldly Concerns, we
will Endeavour to follow his
Teachings, by Compar
the Spiritual warfare with
Carnal warfare —
and here firſt, in a Carnal
warfare there is a Regular method —
to be taken &c
1 there muſt be a regular in
leſtment, —
2 a Sodier yt inleſt Swears
a Leagiance to be true to
his King
3 he forſakes all
his Life in the Service [gap: tear]
to all the Proviſitions yt
the King has made for that
porpoſe &c ye army is beautyful
5 he Stands ready to obey
all orders.
and having underſtood his
Buſineſs he is ready to fight
at the word of Command —
his Enemies mny and Crafty
and therefore he ought to watch
his Enemies are Chiefly theſe
the world the Fleſh and
the Devil &
and there Some Certain
Seaſons when theſe Enemies
are Buſy
there is a Spiritual warfare,
and have you Inleſted yr
Selves, how long Since
you have been in this
Sevice,— what Victories
have you obtained —
if you are the fighter,
be Couragious, fear not
the faces of your Enemies
follow your Captian whe
he gos have faith in
him at all times —
2 let them that have
never Inleſted under the
great Capt of our Salv
[gap: tear][guess: ati]on be perſwaded to [gap: tear] [illegible]