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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
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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⟩God. They labour to make their children great, if they can leave them rich men, great men in a parish, to bear office, to come to honour, that is their main endeavour, for this they drudge and neglect heaven and happiness. But, alas, what is this? Thou mayst leave them much goods; and the vengeance of God with them, thou mayest leave them much wealth, and it may be a snare to them, it were better thou hadst left them nothing.
There is a great deale of care taken by carnall parents, here in the City, (and every where too; but in the City especially) by covetousnesse, a reigning sin: they will not make God their God, but the wedge of Gold to be their ⟨p. 160⟩God. They labour to make their children great, if they can leave them rich men, great men in a parish, to beare office, to come to honour, that is their maine endeavour, for this they drudge and neglect heaven and happinesse. But, alas, what is this? Thou mayst leave them much goods; and the vengeance of God with them, thou maist leave them much wealth, and it may be a snare to them, it were better thou hadst left them nothing.