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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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I beseech you take notice of this point, when we entertain not the glorious Gospel of Christ, the good word of God, that word that declares salvation unto us, and which is an Instrument to work grace in us, to fit us for heaven; that word that is the seed, and the food of our new Birth, the Evidence of our Inheritance; that good word, which is the greatest ⟨p. 44⟩Jewell under heaven, when we do not value that, it is the greatest error that can be, and it is just with God, to give us up to this, and to that error, if not unto Popery, yet unto some one error that the Devil is in, and contrary to the Spirit of God. Do ye think, if a Master should see his servant take ill courses, and would not do according to his appointment and admonition, that he would not leave him to take his own course, and so let him do his own will, that thereby he might see his folly, in not being ruled by him▪ So it is just with God, when he sees that we do not make much of his Gospel, of his soul-saving Gospel, that we will not have that alone, but Traditions with it, and that besides Christ, we must have other Mediators, as if Christ were not rich enough: It is just with God to give both Prince and people up to the Beast. Let us therefore make much of the Gospel: what moved God to give up the Eastern Empire, those glorious Churches in Saint Johns time, unto the Turk? nothing but this, they did not value the Gospel: What moved God to give up those Western Kings to Romish Antichrist (for those two, the Turk and Pope are twins, they had their beginning at once, about 700. years after Christ) what moved this? But only when God had dealt graciously with them at the first, and gave them his truth to save their souls, (which is the most comfortablest thing in the world, to have God discover ⟨p. 45⟩what he means to do with us, and what he would have us to do) when he discovered his will to them, and saw them leave his will, saw them leave Gold, and take Dross, prefer the traditions and wisdom of men before the wisdom of God, it was just with him to give them up to believe lies. They gave their Kingdoms to the Beast (mark the limitation here, until) until the word of God should be fulfilled.
I beseech you take notice of this point, when we entertaine not the glorious Gospel of Christ, the good word of God, that word that declares salvation unto us, and which is an Instrument to worke grace in us, to fit us for heaven; that word that is the seed, and the food of our new Birth, the Evidence of our Inheritance; that good word, which is the greatest