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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.
But here were other graces likewise that 1sprang from faith, that helped them also: There was a great deal of patience to go about after that silly fashion, with Rams-horns seven days together, here was patience, and perseverance, and hope: But as I said before, because faith doth enliven all other graces, it gives life to all, and stirs up all, therefore that is named. In the whole Chapter the exercise of other graces is attributed to faith, because they draw strength from that to quicken them all, and to stir them all to their several offices: strengthen faith, and strengthen all other graces whatsoever. Thus you see we have briefly gone over these four main things.
But here were other graces likewise that 1sprang from faith, that helped them also: There was a great deale of patience to goe about after that silly fashion, with Rams-hornes seven dayes together, here was patience, and perseverance, and hope: But as I said before, because faith doth enliven all other graces, it gives life to all, and stirs up all, therefore that is named. In the whole Chapter the exercise of other graces is attributed to faith, because they draw strength from that to quicken them all, and to stir them all to their several offices: strengthen faith, and strengthen all other graces whatsoever. Thus you see we have briefly gone over these foure maine things.
- 1Why only faith is named.
Now let us by way of proportion raise them 1higher, and make use of them to other things. To give a little touch. The walls of Jericho represent to us many things. The Kingdom of Satan in general, the power of the Devil in himself, and in his instruments, who hinders what he can, our coming out of Egypt to Canaan, he labours to come between us, and Heaven, to hinder us all he can by all means. He hath walls of many kinds, the strength of Tyrants, the subtlety of Heretics. What a world of ado was there to bring Israel out of Egypt? God was put to it (as it were) to work so many Miracles, to bring that poor despised people out of Egypt, to bring them through the Red Sea, when they were in the wilderness: what ado was there to bring them thence? what opposition? and then when they came to Jordan, what Miracles were wrought? the division of the waters by the Ark coming through, and then the first, the frontier Town, that was (as it were) the key to let in all, and to stop all: Jericho the first town, for the entrance into Canaan, there was opposition made, when they would have entered into Canaan. It is no easy thing to come out of Egypt, and to enter into Canaan, it is a mighty work to bring a poor Christian out of the Kingdom of Satan, to bring him out of spiritual Egypt, through the Wilderness of this life, […] bring him through Jordan, those waves of death to put him into Heaven, to