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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
THE DEMAND OF A good Conscience.THE DEMANDE OF A good Conscience.
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The former I pass over, that I may come to that which I specially intend. I come therefore to the prevention of the objection, which I will not speak much of, but somewhat, because it is a useful point. When he said that Baptism saves us, he saith, not that Baptism which is a putting away the filth of the flesh, insinuating this, 1that Baptism hath two parts: there is a double Baptism; the outward, which is the washing of the body; the inward, which is the washing of the soul: the outward doth not save without the inward. Therefore he prevents them, least they should think that all are saved by Christ, that are Baptised, that have their bodies washed outwardly with water. The Apostle knew this, that people are naturally prone to give too much to outward things. The Devil in people is in extremes, he labours to bring people to 2extremes, to make the Sacraments Idols, or Idle: to make the outward Sacrament a mere Idol, to give all to that, or to make them Idle signs, the Devil hath what he would in both. The Apostle knew the disease of the times, especially 3in his time, they attributed too much to outward things. Saint Paul writing to the Galatians, he is fain twice to repeat it, Neither Circumcision availeth any thing, or uncircumcision, but a new creature: you stand too much on outward things; that that God requires especially, is the new creature.
The former I passe over, that I may come to that which I specially intend. I come therefore to the prevention of the objection, which I will not speake much of, but somewhat, because it is a usefull point. When he said that Baptisme saves us, he saith, not that Baptisme which is a putting away the filth of the flesh, insinuating this, 1that Baptisme hath two parts: there is a double Baptisme; the outward, which is the washing of the bodie; the inward, which is the washing of the soule: the outward doth not save without the inward. Therefore he prevents them, least they should thinke that all are saved by Christ, that are Baptised, that have their bodies washed outwardly with water. The Apostle knew this, that people are naturally prone to give too much to outward things. The Devill in people is in extreames, he labours to bring people to