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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.
For the building of the walls of Jericho 1what should I speak of Popery, and the like? We should labour to overthrow that Jericho. All of us have vowed in Baptism, to fight against the world, and the Devil, and the main Enemy of all that is within us, that is our flesh: we could not be hurt by them, we betray our selves, as Sampson betrayed himself to Delilah. Those that are baptised, and especially that have renewed their vows by solemn fasting, ⟨p. 126⟩and renewed their Covenant, in taking the Communion; as there are none of us all▪ but have vowed against our corruptions, and sins, in Baptism, and have renewed their solemn vows in the Communion, and in public fasting: Well, when we go about to strengthen our corruptions, and the corruptions of the times, in the places where we live; what do we go about? to build the walls of Jericho again: what do we go about, but to strengthen that that God hath cursed? There is nothing under Heaven so cursed, as this corruption of ours, that is the cause of all the curses of the creatures; of all the curses that ever were, or shall be, even to the last curse, Go ye Cursed to eternal destruction. This Pride, and Sensuality, and secret Atheism, and Infidelity, that we cherish, and love more then our own souls; this is that, that many go about to build, and oppose all the ways that are used to pull down Jericho: and ha•e nothing so heartily, as the motions of Gods Spirit, and the means that Gods Spirit hath sanctified, to pull down these walls of Jericho.
For the building of the wals of Iericho 1what should I speake of Popery, and the like? We should labour to overthrow that Iericho. All of us have vowed in Baptisme, to fight against the world, and the Devill, and the maine Enemy of all that is within us, that is our flesh: we could not be hurt by them, wee betray our selves, as Sampson betrayed himselfe to Dali•ah. Those that are baptised, and especially that have renewed their vowes by solemn fasting, ⟨p. 126⟩