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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.
I beseech you let us in these times stirrpour hearts to be thankful, as upon other occasions; so upon occasion of this day, we are to bless God for this glorious deliverance, which we have spoken of […] ⟨p. 85⟩again, and again, and therefore we need •t be much in the particular setting out that •inorous, and prodigious fact, that gives the •y occasion to be remembered, as it hath oft •ne before. Let that Remembrance I say •re us up to thankfulness, to show our •ankefulnesse, and love to that truth that God •th defended. Hath God been a wilder•sse to us? As the Prophet complains; hath •ligion done us any harm? why should •e grow cold, and luke-warm? why should […] decay in our first love? why should we be […] unfruitful, when God hath given us so •any encouragements to be thankful, and […], as he hath done? I beseech you let […] consider with our selves, if we be not more •ankefull upon these occasions for these deliverances, and work our hearts to love Religion, and to hate Popery more; it will be just •ith God, that they shall be thorns in our •des, more then they have been, and pricks […] our eyes, that we shall see what a dangerous action they are, and what case we are in. For •ose that are drunk with the Cup of this Hart, it takes away their wits from them, those •hat worship Images and stocks, they are stocks themselves. Though the danger be great to themselves, yet they labour to make others •orse than themselves, there is no trusting to •hem: we should more fear them, then foreign enemies; both reasons of State, and reasons of Religion, and reasons of our own safety, all