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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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Then after his desire, he lays forth his grief, My tears have bin my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, where is thy God? Grievances never come alone, but as Jobs Messengers, they come one after another, even to ⟨p. 207⟩Gods Children, when he is disposed to correct them, they are multiplied: therefore here is not only a grief of want, that he was debarred of those sweet comforts which he had before in the Tabernacle, but here is likewise a grief from the reproach of his enemies, that took occasion from his disconsolate estate, to upbraid him, Where is thy God? My tears have bin my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, where is thy God? He dissolves the cloud of his grief, into the shower of tears: my tears have bin my meat. They were so plentiful, that they did feed his soul as it were.
Then after his desire, he layes forth his grief, My teares have bin my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, where is thy God? Grievances never come alone, but as Iobs Messengers, they come one after another, even to ⟨p. 207⟩Gods Children, when he is disposed to correct them, they are multiplyed: therefore here is not only a griefe of want, that he was debarred of those sweet comforts which hee had before in the Tabernacle, but here is likewise a griefe from the reproach of his enemies, that tooke occasion from his disconsolate estate, to upbraid him, Where is thy God? My teares have bin my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, where is thy God? He dissolves the cloude of his griefe, into the showr of teares: my teares have bin my meat. They were so plentifull, that they did feed his soule as it were.
Then he sets down another ground of his grief, from the remembrance of his former happiness: as usually that doth make the grief raw, and more sensible: for fix miser, maxim miser, he that hath bin happy in former time, and now is miserable, is most miserable of all, because his former happiness makes him most sensible: therefore of all men in hell, the torment of great men is most, because they had most sense of comfort in this world: mighty men shall be mightily tormented, that is all the privilege they shall have in hell. Therefore to aggravate his grief, oh (saith he) when I remember what comfort I had formerly in the house of God, I pour out my soul. It was not enough that he poured out his tears, or words, but I pore out my soul, for in former times, I went with the multitude to the house of