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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.
Man is a strange creature, especially in greatness of riches, or place, &c. A piece of earth that will be puffed up, if he have flatterers, and sycophants about him, and a proud heart withal; he will forget, and dare the God of heaven, and trample under foot all threatenings, and menaces whatsoever. As this wicked Hiel, rather then he will miss of his will, he will break through thick, and thin, and redeem the fulfilling of his will, with the loss of his own soul, and of his children, his First-borne, and his last, and all, Mens mihi pro regno, let a man be happy in his will, he cares not ⟨p. 114⟩for all the world; if he may have his will, […] all go upon heaps: this is the nature of ma• One would think that this threatening might have scarred a man that had loved himself, […] his posterity: but nothing would keep hi• he would venture upon it, as we see in […] place, 1 King. 16. Thus we have passed ov• the words.
Man is a strange crea•ure, especially in greatnesse of riches, or place, &c. A piece of earth that will be puffed up, if he have flatterers, and sycophants about him, and a proud heart withall; hee will forget, and dare the God of heaven, and trample under foot all threatnings, and menaces whatsoever. As this wicked Hiel, rather then he will misse of his will, hee will breake through thick, and thin, and redeeme the fulfilling of his will, with the losse of his owne soule, and of his children, his First-borne, and his last, and all, Mens mihi pro regno, let a man be happy in his will, hee cares not ⟨p. 114⟩for all the world; if he may have his will, 〈…〉 all goe upon heapes: this is the nature of ma• One would thinke that this threatning migh• have scarred a man that had loved himselfe, 〈…〉 his posterity: but nothing would keepe hi• hee would venture upon it, as wee see in place,