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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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This should teach us absolute dependence, and subjection to this great God; they need fear no creatures, that fear God, they need fear no Devil, nor Turk, nor Pope, nor all the limbs of them, for God is the absolute Monarch of the world, he can do what he will, and if God be on our side, who can be against us? It is said, that he is a wise Politician, that can make his own ends out of his enemies designs: The great Governor of heaven and earth can do so; He can put a hook into the nostrils of the Leviathans of this world, and can draw them, and rule them as he pleaseth; they may do many things, but it shall be all to accomplish his ends and purposes, they shall do his will: God put it into the hearts of these Kings to fulfil his will; (He) put it ⟨p. 28⟩into their hearts, to agree to give up their kingdoms to the Beast; and so they did submit themselves to Antichrist, for a great while.
This should teachus absolute dependance, and subjection to this great God; they need feare no creatures, that feare God, they need feare no Devill, nor Turke, nor Pope, nor all the lims of them, for God is the absolute Monarch of the world, he can doe what hee will, and if God be on our side, who can be against us? It is said, that hee is a wise Politician, that can make his owne ends out of his enemies designes: The great Governour of heaven and earth can doe so; He can put a hooke into the nostrils of the Leviathans of this world, and can draw them, and rule them as hee pleaseth; they may doe many things, but it shal be all to accomplish his ends and purposes, they shall doe his will: God put it into the hearts of these Kings to fulfill his will; (Hee) put it ⟨p. 28⟩into their hearts, to agree to give up their kingdomes to the Beast; and so they did submit themselves to Antichrist, for a great while.
In the next place it is expressed how this came, They (Gave) their Kingdoms to the Beast. We are to see how far faulty these Kings were, and how far faulty the Pope, the Beast, was to whom they gave their Kingdoms. For it may be objected, that these men they did but obey God, for he put it into their hearts, and for the Pope, they offered their Kingdoms to him, and who would not receive offered Gold? But here is a deal of devilish deceit; for first, God gave them over to themselves, and they gave themselves, and their Kingdoms to the Beast; what then was sinful in them? This, to give their Kingdoms to the Beast?