TWO BOOKS OF 16002_1655 MR SYDRACH SIMPSON, Late Mafter of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridg; And Preacher of the Gofpel in London. VIZ. I. OfUnbelief; Or the want of readiness to Lay hold on the Comfort given by Christ. II. Not going to Christ for Life and Salvation is an exceeding great Sin, yet it is pardonable. Ta the First Book is fhewed (be- a The best way to deal with Unbe- 3 That Unbelief is a fin against at the Attributes of God. 4 That Chrift will not bear with this Sin of Unbeilef. That we bould be quick and ready to beleeve. 6 Motives to indeavor for readineß to beleeve. 5 Means to convince us that Unber liefis fo great a Sin. Though the Sin of unbelief be very great, get it's pardonable. Helps to attain readineß in Be-7 God bath pardoned unbelief, and leeving. wil pardon it. LONDON, Printed by Peter Cole, Printer and Book-Seller, at the fign of the Printing-prefs, in Corn-bill, neer the Royall Exchange. 165.8. Because it is ufuall, to abuse Rea ders in thrusting forth broken Notes under the Names of Authors that are of Repute: These are to atteft the following Sermons on Mark, 16. 14. 1 Tim. 1. 13. John. 1. 12. Luke, 12.15.VVere Preached by Mr. Sydrach Sympfon And are now Pub lifhed by the most perfect Copy. 9-10-26.EHW. S the Eye without Light, Being, that it might not be a moment 上 gave gave Gifts to men,and for men, even for the blind and Rebellious. It is the everlafting mind of the Holy God that the knowledg of himself be communicated: 2 Tim. 4. And as at all times, (in feafon and out of Jeafon) fo by all waies and means publick and private, by his word, by his Works, by Preaching, by Writing. Chrift Jefus was grieved when he faw the Harvest great, and the Laborers few. The knowledg of the Lord hath been furthered alfo (though in a more re mote way) by the seasonable finding out, thofe ingenious myfteries of Prin= ting and Short-writing, the one had its birth a little before Luther, which was,after a long Winters night of darkness and ignorance; but learning and fome beams of fresh light, and cleerer knowledg of Jefus Chrift, beginning then to break forth, this ufeful Art became a Charet to the Sun. Stenography or Short-writing, was brought to perfection fince, & in the age in which Preaching became more folid and weighty, & by this good providence many many choyce inftructions and learned difcourfes have been preferved by the Hearers, that otherwife would have lain buried with the Teachers, especially it being the portion of the most eminent and industrious, by reafon of their conftant labors and frequent preaching, not to gain time or ftrength to form their thoughts for any fuch further or future usefulness. Milk out of the Breaft nourisheth more than of any other veffel. The warmth & spirit of this Ordinance is found more effectual in a Sermon prea ched than read. Hence it is that many ho ly men,not able to do both, have chosen rather to be more in preaching than in printing, out This Learned Author, was well furnifhed with Abilities and Books, and over a people knowing and encouraging, his Preaching was folid and fearching though frequent, and did tend much to remove that beam of Ignorance out of the fouls of his Hearers. The gaining, or communicating of knowledg was the daily exercife of this Holy Man, having a valeB 2 tudinary |