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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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In these three respects especially, God was wronged, when they said, where is thy God? As if thee had n• been a true and faithful friend to his Children. And besides, as if he ⟨p. 223⟩had not a providence over his children in the worst condition. As if he had allowed, and liked of the base carriage and condition, and profession of these wretched men, as well as of Davids: where is now thy God? you see God respects us, as well as you; but there was no such matter, he respected David more then a thousand of them.
In these three respects especially, God was wronged, when they said, where is thy God? As if thee had n• beene a true and faithfull friend to his Children. And besides, as if hee ⟨p. 223⟩had not a providence over his children in the worst condition. As if he had allowed, and liked of the base carriage and condition, and profession of these wretched men, as well as of Davids: where is now thy God? you see God respects us, as well as you; but there was no such matter, he respected David more then a thousand of them.
Again, this touched upon religion it self, this reproach, where is now thy God? where is your goodly profession? as if it were in vain to serve God; a horrible reproach to religion. It is not in vain altogether to serve the Devil, he bestows somewhat upon his servants: this was a base thought, to think that God would do no good to them that serve him, that is the fountain of all good, that doth good to his enemies, that suffers his Sun to shine upon his enemies: for him to desert his friends, for a man to be truly religious, and to get nothing by it; this tended to the reproach of religion, and through Davids sides they strike at God, and religion, as if it were in vain to serve God, as they said in Malachi's time. And indeed this is in the hearts of men now a days, if they see a man that makes care and conscience of his ways under a cloud, or that he doth not so prosper in the world as others do: they begin to have weak conceits of the profession of religion, as if that were the cause, as if there were nothing gotten by serving of God: but we may be loose professors, and go in bertine course and