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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.
If they had not depended upon God, in their going about seven days, the walls had stood still. It was by faith they did it, and it was a great faith, that using such a ridiculous stratagem as this, to go about the walls with ⟨p. 71⟩Rams-horns, they should think the walls would fall: It might shake their Faith, and likewise expose them to the scorn of those of Jericho within: therefore it was a great faith in them: Not that all had faith; for certainly divers of them were unbelieving persons: But Joshua their Captain, and some others of them had faith, and all of them had hope of the best. It was faith that believed this in this unlikelihood of second causes; for there is the strength of faith, when second causes are weak, then faith is strong. Abraham's faith was the stronger, by reason there was more indisposition in the second causes, in Sarah's womb to conceive a child; for her womb was dead; in the course of nature she could not conceive: therefore it is said by Saint Paul, Rom. 4. He being strong in faith, gave glory to God, strong faith gives glory to God. So here 1was a strong faith, because the means were weak, or none at all; for these means had nothing in themselves to work such a glorious effect as this, that the falling of the walls should follow; it was but a means adjoined; that it should be done by such a poor thing as this, it was the strength of faith. But was it the strength of faith in it self? could faith do this?