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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 to come to the particular occasion: 1Besides other enemies that are between us, and Heaven, Satan is powerful, and effectual, and strong in the Kingdom of Antichrist: And by all means, that Church (which is opposite to Christ) hath studied to build up walls, to build up Jericho, and to stop the Church of Christ, to hinder it what they could. Now what walls have they built up? As Pharaoh said, Let us deal wisely, how wittily have they gone to work, to overthrow the Church of God in all times, and to set up themselves, and their own Kingdom? It were a large discourse, it would take up the whole time to show their policy and the plots they have had, to give an instance in a few.
But to come to the particular occasion: 1Besides other enemies that are betweene us, and Heaven, Sathan is powerfull, and effectu•ll, and strong in the Kingdome of Antichrist: And by all meanes, that Church (which is opposite to Christ) hath studied to build up wals, to build up Iericho, and to stop the Church of Christ, to hinder it what they could. Now what wals have they built up? As Pharaoh said, Let us deale wisely, how wittily have they gone to worke, to overthrow the Church of God in all times, and to set up themselves, and their owne Kingdome? It were a large discourse, it would take up the whole time to shew their policie and the plots they have had, to give an instance in a few.
- 13 The Kingdom of Antichrist.
How strongly have they built up walls in their own conceit, when they had got the whole world almost into subjection to them? before Luther's time all the world followed them: They had used the matter so, that Kings themselves had betrayed their very Crowns ⟨p. 76⟩