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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 besides Satan, there is in us much opposition, 1that must be subdued before we come to Canaan: as we saw before, in 2 Cor. 10. those reasonings and sophistries, proud high thoughts, all must be brought down, because Satan doth join with these; and if it were not for enemies within us, Satan could not prevail over us; as it was Delilah that betrayed Sampson, or else the Philistines could not have hurt him: so it is with our own corruptions, there be these walls within us, these betray us ⟨p. 75⟩to Satan, he could not hurt us, but that we betray our selves.
But besides Sathan, there is in us much opposition, 1that must be subdued before we come to Canaan: as we saw before, in 2 Cor. 10. those reasonings and sophistries, proud high thoughts, all must be brought downe, because Sathan doth joyne with these; and if it were not for enemies within us, Sathan could not prevaile over us; as it was Dalilah that betraied Sampson, or else the Philistines could not have hurt him: so it is with our owne corruptions, there be these wals within us, these betray us ⟨p. 75⟩to Sathan, he could not hurt us, but that wee •etray our selves.
- 12 Our own corruptions.2 Our owne corruptions.
Now by little and little, all these walls •hall fall; not all at once, as the walls of Jericho did, but they shall moulder in pieces by little and little; God by degrees will perfect the work of mortification, and sanctification, ill he make us take his Son Christ; like our Husband, and Head, that we may be fit for so glorious a Head.