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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.
Therefore let us consider what we do, what 1•our course of life is, if it be a proceeding, and edification, and building up our selves more, and more to Heaven, a growing in knowledge, and in holy obedience, to the divine truths we know; if it be a pulling down of sin more and more, a going further, and further out of the Kingdom of darkness, and a setting our selves at a gracious liberty to serve God; oh! it is a happy thing, if it be so: if our life be a taking part with Christ, and his Spirit, and his Ministry, to grow in grace and piety; oh! it is an excellent thing when we grow better; ⟨p. 130⟩the longer we live in the world, and this cursed Jericho, the corruption of nature (which if we cherish, will be the cause of an eternal curse after) if it go down, and we r•ine it more, and more, and we suffer the word to beat down the forts of Satan, those strong Imaginations, &c. But if our life be nothing else but a living answerable to our lusts; that as we are dead, and cursed by nature, so we make our selves twice dead, a hundred times dead by sin, and bring curse upon curse by our sinful conversation; we are then under Gods broad seal cursed. We are all borne accursed, till we get out of the state of nature, to free us from which, Christ became a curse; if we get not out of this, but go on, and feed our vanity, and corruption, what will be the end of it, but an eternal curse afterwards? Therefore let us consider what we do, when we maintain, and cherish corruptions, and abuses in our selves, and others; We build that that God hath cursed, we build that that we have vowed against our selves.
Therefore let us consider what we do, what 1•our course of life is, if it be a proceeding, and •edification, and building up our selves more, and more to Heaven, a growing in knowledge, and in holy obedience, to the divine truths we know; if it be a pulling downe of sinne more and more, a going further, and further out of the Kingdome of darkenesse, and a setting our selves at a gracious liberty to serve God; oh! it is a happy thing, if it be so: if our life be a taking part with Christ, and his Spirit, and his Ministerie, to grow in grace and piety; oh! it is an excellent thing when wee grow better;