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Evangelical sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankful commemorations for Gods mercy in our great…Evangelicall sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankfull commemorations for Gods mercy in our great…
Evangelical sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankful commemorations for Gods mercy in our great deliverance from the papists powder-plot. 2. The successful seeker. 3. Faith triumphant. 4. Special preparations to fit us for our latter end in four funeral sermons. 5. The faithful covenanter. 6. The demand of a good conscience. 7. The sword of the wicked. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibbs. Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Gray's-Inn. The third tome. Published and perused by D. Sibbs own appointment, subscribed with his hand to prevent imperfect copies after his decease.Evangelicall sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankfull commemorations for Gods mercy in our great deliverance from the papists powder-plot. 2. The successefull seeker. 3. Faith triumphant. 4. Speciall preparations to fit us for our latter end in foure funerall sermons. 5. The faithfull covenanter. 6. The demand of a good conscience. 7. The sword of the wicked. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibbs. Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Grayes-Inne. The third tome. Published and perused by D. Sibbs owne appointment, subscribed with his hand to prevent imperfect copies after his decease.
London: printed by Thomas for N. Bourne, 1640
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This should be an encouragement to parents, to be good, if not for love of themselves, and their own souls, yet for their Children and posterity sake, that God may do good to their children for them, they cannot deserve worse of their children, then to be naught themselves.
This should bee an encouragement to parents, to bee good, if not for love of themselves, and their owne soules, yet for their Children and posterity sake, that God may do good to their children for them, they cannot deserve worse of their children, then to bee naught themselves.
How many examples are there in Scripture that God plagued and punished the children for the fathers sins? though in the main matter he will not do it sometimes, because he is gracious and good, he will be good to the children, though their parents be naught, as Joshua, and Caleb came into Canaan, though their parents were rebels, and died in the wilderness. Yet it is a discomfortable thing, when parents are naught, they may look that God should punish their sin in their Children.
How many examples are there in Scripture that God plagued and punished the children for the fathers sinnes? though in the maine matter hee will not doe it sometimes, because he is gracious and good, he will be good to the children, though their parents bee naught, as Ioshua, and Caleb came into Canaan, though their parents were rebels, and died in the wildernesse. Yet it is a discomfortable thing, when parents are naught, they may looke that God should punish their sin in their Children.
There is a great deal of care taken by carnal parents, here in the City, (and every where too; but in the City especially) by covetousness, a reigning sin: they will not make God their God, but the wedge of Gold to be their ⟨p. 160⟩