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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.
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?
In the next place it is expressed how this came, They (Gave) their Kingdomes to the Beast. Wee are to see how farre faulty these Kings were, and how farre faulty the Pope, the Beast, was to whom they gave their Kingdomes. For it may be objected, that these men they did but obey God, for hee put it into their hearts, and for the Pope, they offered their Kingdomes to him, and who would not receive offered Gold? But here is a deale of devillish deceit; for first, God gave them over to themselves, and they gave themselves, and their Kingdomes to the Beast; what then was sinfull in them? This, to give their Kingdomes to the Beast?
This, they betrayed their Kingdoms; Here is a wrong to God, a wrong to themselves, and a wrong to their Subjects. A wrong to God, whose Vice-gerents they were; did he give them their Kingdoms, to give them to his Enemy, to give them to the Beast, and by consequence to the Devil? Doth God raise up men to rule, that they should enthral themselves, and their Kingdoms to the Beast, to give them to Gods Enemies? No, Kings reign by Him; The Pope saith, by me: Is their constitution of men? No, Kings reign by God, they derive their authority from him: It is he that hath power over Kings, Dan. 2. ⟨p. 39⟩They reign not if he will, and they may rule •f he will, by his will permitting, else no man can reign, By me Kings reign: If then they reign by him, it is a treason against God to betray the Kingdoms, that he hath given them, into the hands of his Enemies: It is a wrong to Christ, whereas they should kiss the Son, by kisses of subjection, as Princes use to do in the Eastern Countries, to fall down and kiss their Sovereigns toes, they do (in this) the clean contrary.