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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
THE RUIN OF MYSTICAL JERICHO.THE RVINE OF MYSTICALL IERICHO.
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.
The last point is, that faith in the use of these means overcomes all. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been compassed about seven days. And then we shall come to other things that concern us, and apply it to the time. Natural men since the fall they must have somewhat to trust to.
The last point is, that faith in the use of these meanes overcomes all. By faith the wals of Iericho fell downe after they had beene compassed about seven dayes. And then wee shall come to other things that concerne us, and apply it to the time. Naturall men since the fall they must have somewhat to trust to.
Since man lost his first prop, and confidence, and communion with God, he turns to the 1creature, there is alway some confidence in some creature, and men leave God in what measure they trust that. When Cain was banished his Fathers house, then he falls to building of Cities, he must have some contentment▪ and those that were escaped the flood, within a hundred years after the Flood they must build a Tower of Babel, that should reach to Heaven, to get themselves a name, wanting better courses. Every one will have some Castle, and wall of Jericho to trust to; Riches are the Rich-mans strong hold, as Solomon saith. Ahithophel trusted to a shrewd head and policy, that proved his ruin afterwards. The Jews had outward sanctity to trust to, opposing it to the righteousness of Christ, the righteousness of faith, Rom. 10. they would set a foot a dead Righteousness that could not ⟨p. 63⟩2stand, and therefore they were shut from the Righteousness of God in Christ. Man will have a holiness, a wisdom, a strength, and power of himself, in the things below here, as I might show at large, both in examples, and otherwise: naturally we find it in our selves; if we be sick, we trust to the Physician, and other means; if we be in danger, we flee to the arm of flesh, to some mighty man, we trust in some great friend, if we have any; If we be in danger of invasion, or such like, we trust our walls and defences, and till strong temptations come, we trust in our own strength till Satan pick so many holes in it, that we cannot stay there, and that conscience upbraids us: Always a man hath somewhat to trust to, till he be brought to desperate conditions; and rather then he will have nothing to trust to, he will trust to the broken Reed of Egypt, he will trust to that that will deceive him, and hurt him, as the Reed of Egypt did the Jews, rather then they would trust God, and the word brought by the Prophets, they would trust Ashur, and Egypt.