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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 it were wisdom for us, to carry our selves so in our lives, and conversations, that the time to come may not be terrible, but comfortable to think of; that we may lift ⟨p. 132⟩up our heads with joy, when we think of death, and judgement: but when we do nothing but build Jericho; when we raise up sin, that we should ruin more, and more, what will the end of this be, but despair here, and destruction in the world to come?
Now it were wisedome for us, to carry our selves so in our lives, and conversations, that the time to come may not bee terrible, but comfortable to thinke of; that wee may lift ⟨p. 132⟩up our heads with joy, when wee thinke of death, and judgement: but when we doe nothing but build Iericho; when we raise up sin, that wee should ruine more, and more, what will the end of this be, but despaire here, and destruction in the world to come?
You may shake off the menaces, and threatenings 1of the Ministers, as Hiel shook off I• suah's; he was an austere, singular man, and it is a long time since Jericho was cast down, and God hath forgotten; hath he so? he found that God had not forgotten. So there are many that think, that words are but wind of men, opposite to such, and such things: but though our words may be shaken off now, and the word of God now in the preaching, may be shook off; yet it will not when it comes to execution. When we propound the curse of God against sinful courses, you may shake off that curse: but when Christ from Heaven shall come to judge the quick, and the dead, and say, Go ye cursed, that were borne cursed, that have lived cursed, that have maintained a cursed opposition to blessed courses; that have not built up your own salvation, but your corruptions, you that loved cursing, Go ye cursed to Hell fire, with the Devil and his Angels for ever: will you shake off that? No, no, howsoever our ministerial in raties, may be shaken off: yet when God shall come to judge the quick, and the dead, that eternal threatening shall not be shaken off. Therefore I