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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.
We should labour to make this use of it, to counter-work Satan; to strengthen that most of all, that the Devil labours to shake most of all: shall the Devil labour to shake our faith, and affiance in God above all other things, and shall we not labour to strengthen that? Above all things, let us look to our head; as the Serpent winds about, and keeps his head. Keep faith, and keep all: if faith be safe, all is safe, let us strengthen that, and strengthen all; weaken that, and we weaken all. What cares Satan for other sins that we fall into? he aims at our assurance, that we may doubt of Gods love, whom we have been so bold as to sin against: that is it he aims at, to make weak faith in the particular acts of sin we commit. He knows that sin naturally breeds doubts, as flesh breed worms: where sin is, if it be in never such a little degree, he knows it will breed doubt•, and perplexities, and where they are, he hath that he would have; he labours to hinder that sweet communion that should be between the soul, and God: where is now thy God? You see wicked men, are the children of the Devil right in this.
We should labour to make this use of it, to counter-worke Satan; to strengthen that most of all, that the Devill labours to shake most of all: shall the Devill labour to shake our faith, and affiance in God above all other things, and shall we not labour to strengthen that? Above all things, let us looke to our head; as the Serpent winds about, and keepes his head. Keepe faith, and keepe all: if faith be safe, all is safe, let us strengthen that, and strengthen all; weaken that, and we weaken all. What cares Satan for other sins that we fall into? he aymes at our assurance, that we may doubt of Gods love, whom we have beene so bold as to sinne against: that is it he aymes at, to make weake faith in the particular acts of sinne we commit. He knowes that sinne naturally breeds doubts, as flesh breed wormes: where sinne is, if it be in never such a little degree, he knowes it will breed doubt•, and perplexities, and where they are, he hath that he would have; he labors to hinder that sweet communion that should be betweene the soule, and God: where is now thy God? You see wicked men, are the children of the Devill right in this.