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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.
God is willing to be known, He is willing to open and discover himself; God delights not to hide himself: God stands not upon state, as some Emperors do, that think their presence diminisheth respect: God is no such God, but he may be searched into. Man, if any weakness be discovered, we can soon search into the depth of his excellency, but with God it is clean otherwise, the more we know of him, the more we shall admire him. None admire him more, then the blessed Angels, that see most of him, and the blessed Spirits that have communion with him; therefore he hides not himself, nay he desires to be known, and all those that have his Spirit, desire to make him known: Those that suppress the knowledge of God in his will, what he performs for men, and what he requires of them, they are enemies to God, and of Gods people; they suppress the opening of God, clean contrary to Gods meaning, seek my face, I desire to be made known, and lay open my self to you.
God is willing to be knowne, He is willing to open and discover himselfe; God delights not to hide himselfe: God stands not upon state, as some Emperours doe, that think their presence diminisheth respect: God is no such God, but he may bee searched into. Man, if any weakenesse be discovered, wee can soone search into the depth of his excellencie, but with God it is cleane otherwise, the more we know of him, the more we shall admire him. None admire him more, then the blessed Angels, that see most of him, and the blessed Spirits that have communion with him; therefore hee hides not himselfe, nay hee desires to be knowne, and all those that have his Spirit, desire to make him knowne: Those that suppresse the knowledge of God in his will, what he performes for men, and what he requires of them, they are enemies to God, and of Gods people; they suppresse the opening of God, cleane contrary to Gods meaning, seeke my face, I desire to be made knowne, and lay open my selfe to you.
Therefore we may observe by the way, that 1when we are in any dark condition, that a Christian finds not the beams of God shining on him, let him not lay the blame upon God, ⟨p. 142⟩