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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
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.
Now for the judgement it self. He shall lay the foundation thereof, in his First-borne.
Now for the judgement it selfe. He shall lay the foundation thereof, in his First-borne.
There is some proportion between the 1judgement, and the sin. The sin was to raise up a building, a cursed City contrary to Gods will: The punishment is in pulling dow ea mans own building: for Children (according to the Hebrew word) are the building, the Pillars of the house; and since he would raise ⟨p. 110⟩up a foundation, and building contrary to Gods mind, God would pull up his foundation. Cities are said to have life, and to grow, and to have their pitch, and then to die like men: And indeed they do, observing only a proportion of time, they are of longer continuance: but otherwise Cities live and grow, and die, and have their period as men have. Now he that would give life to a City, that God would have buried in its own ruins, God would have his sons die, he would have his sons (as it were) buried under the ruins of that City, that he would build in spite of God, that would give life to that City that was cursed. Oft times we may read our very sins in our punishments, there is some proportion. But to go on to the particulars. He shall lay the foundation in his First-born.
There is some proportion between the 1judgement, and the sin. The sin was to raise up a building, a cursed Citie contrary to Gods will: The punishment is in pulling dow ea mans owne building: for Children (according to the Hebrew word) are the building, the Pillars of the house; and since he would rais• ⟨p. 110⟩up a foundation, and building contrary to Gods mind, God would pull up his foundation. Cities are said to have life, and to grow, and to have their pitch, and then to die like men: And indeed they doe, observing onely a proportion of time, they are of longer continuance: but otherwise Cities live and grow, and die, and have their period as men have. Now he that would give life to a Citie, that God would have buried in its owne ruines, God would have his sonnes die, hee would have his sons (as it were) buried under the ruins of that Citie, that he would build in spight of God, that would give life to that Citie that was cursed. Oft times we may reade our very sins in our punishments, there is some proportion. But to goe on to the particulars. He shall lay the foundation in his First-born.