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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
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Scriptures might be forced hence to show the duty owing from the creature, Man, to God: for the creature must have a ground for what •he doth, it must not be will worship, Infringit, &c. It is a rule, it weakens the respect of obedience that is done without a cause: though a man doth a good deed, yet what reason, what ground have ye for this? and that we may do things upon ground, God must discover himself, therefore he saith, Seek my face.
Scriptures might be forced hence to shew the dutie owing from the creature, Man, to God: for the creature must have a ground for what •he doth, it must not be will worship, Infringit, &c. It is a rule, it weakens the respect of obedience that is done without a cause: though a man doth a good deed, yet what reason, what ground have yee for this? and that wee may doe things upon ground, God must discover himselfe, therefore he saith, Seeke my face.
It may be objected, that every thing proclaims 1this, to seek God, though God had not spoken, nor his word, every creature hath a voice to say, seek God, all his benefits have that voice to say, seek God, whence have we them? If the creature could speak, it would say, I serve thy turn, that thou mayest serve God, that made thee and me: as the Prophet ⟨p. 140⟩saith, the rod and chastisement hath a voice, Hear the Rod, and him that smiteth, every thing hath a voice. We know Gods nature somewhat in the creature, that he is a powerful, a wise, […] just God, we see it by the works of creation, and providence: but if we should know his nature, and not his will towards us, his commanding will, what he will have us do, and his promising will what he will do for us; exce• we have a ground for this from God, the knowledge of his nature is but a con•ed knowledge, it serves but to make us unexcusable, as in