Edmund Calamy on the Danger of a Party Spirit
The English Covenanter Edmund Calamy complained of how sectrarianism has led to a party spirit among Christians, and a lack of concern about the salvation of the lost. If this was true in his day, how much more in ours. What are we more concerned about: seeing men (for example) embrace exclusive psalmody, or seeing them embrace Christ? As Mr. Calamy warns:
There was a time many years ago when God did bless our Ministry in the City, to the conversion of many people unto God; but now there are many that study more to gain parties to themselves, than to gain souls to God. The great work of conversion is little thought on, and never so few (if any at all) converted as in these days wherein we talk so much of Reformation. And this is to keep Covenant with God?
E. Calamy, The Great Danger of Covenant Breaking, p. 22
June 20, 2008 at 11:23 am
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