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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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Now that we may hate her, let every one labour in his place, Ministers in their place to lay open their Impostures, their cousenings, and all their filthiness, whereby they deceive the people: Magistrates in their place to ocuntenance the Ministers, to see the laws executed as they may: These that through ignorance ⟨p. 50⟩are seduced, that are not Jesuited (for there is no hope of them) but others, their persons many times in the policy of state may have favour, but not their Religion.
Now that we may hate her, let every one labour in his place, Ministers in their place to lay open their Impostures, their cousenings, and all their filthinesse, whereby they deceive the people: Magistrates in their place to ocuntenance the Ministers, to see the lawes executed as they may: These that through ignorance ⟨p. 50⟩are seduced, that are not Iesuited (for there is no hope of them) but others, their persons many times in the policie of state may have favour, but not their Religion.
Let us all take heed that we grow in knowledge: Let us labour to make more of the Gospel of Christ, the more Christ appears in glory, the more Antichrist will appear in shame; Let us labour by prayer, and not give God over by prayer, to plant the love of the truth in our hearts, to entertain the truth with love, to value it according to the respect it deserves at our hands, and let us labour to be moulded into that truth, to obey it, else though we have it; yet if we do not love it, if we be not transformed into it, though our wits and parts be never so great, we may be seduced to error: God gave over these Kings, men of great place, and of great parts, because they did not love the truth, to believe lies.
Let us all take heed that wee grow in knowledge: Let us labour to make more of the Gospel of Christ, the more Christ appears in glory, the more Antichrist will appeare in shame; Let us labour by prayer, and not give God over by prayer, to plant the love of the truth in our hearts, to entertaine the truth with love, to value it according to the respect it deserves at our hands, and let us labour to be molded into that truth, to obey it, else though we have it; yet if wee doe not love it, if wee be not transformed into it, though our wits and parts be never so great, we may be seduced to errour: God gave over these Kings, men of great place, and of great parts, because they did not love the truth, to beleeve lies.