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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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That we may be armed by this observation, against the scandal of opposition, that if we meet with enemies in the world, we should not be much offended at it: grieve we may; but wonder we need not. Was there ever any that did more good then our Saviour Christ? He went ⟨p. 215⟩about doing good: He did never a miracle that was harmful, but only of the Swine that were drowned in the Sea, and that was their own fault; but he went about doing all the good he could: yet notwithstanding we see what malicious opposites he had, that that is true of the head must be true in the members. Therefore we should rejoice in our conformity to Christ: if it be in a good cause that we find enemies, and opposition, O, imperator &c. Saith he, O, the Emperor is become a Christian; is was a blessed time: oh! but the Devil is not made a Christian yet, and he will never be made good: for he is in termino (as we say) he is in his bounds, his nature is immovable; he is in Hell in regard of his estate, though he be loose to do mischief: now until the Devil be good; Gods Children shall never want enemies; and he will never be good. Therefore, though there were good Kings, and good Governors, over all the world: yet good men shall never want enemies as long as the Devil is alive, as long as he hath any thing to do in the world. Enemies therefore we must look for, and such enemies as will not conceal their malice neither: for that were something, if they would suffer their malice to boil, and concoct in their own hearts, but that will not be, but out of the abundance of the heart the mouth will speak: where there is a bad treasury, there will be a bad vent: therefore we see here, they reproach him; mine enemies. ⟨p. 214⟩[…] ⟨p. 215⟩[…] ⟨p. 216⟩Reproach me.
That we may be armed by this observation, against the scandall of opposition, that if we meete with enemies in the world, we should not be much offended at it: grieve we may; but wonder we need not. Was there ever any that did more good then our Saviour Christ? He went ⟨p. 215⟩