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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.
Oh that we had hearts to make way for such a goodness, as God would cast into us, if we were as we should be. Gods goodness, is a spreading imparting goodness. It is a common distinction, there is the goodness of the Fountain, and the goodness of the Vessel, that is our goodness, because we contain somewhat in us that is good: the goodness of the creature, that is but the Channel, or the Cistern, but the goodness of God is another manner of goodness, the goodness of the Fountain. The Fountain begs not from the River, the Sun borrows not light from the Candle, God begs not goodness from the creature. Ours is a borrowed goodness, but his is a communicative goodness, seek my face: that I may impart my goodness. The Sun delights to spread his beams, and his influen• in inferior things, to make all things fruitful: such a goodness is in God, as is in a Fountain, or in the breast that loves to ease it self of milk.
Oh that we had hearts to make way for such a goodnesse, as God would cast into us, if wee were as wee should be. Gods goodnesse, is a spreading imparting goodnesse. It is a common distinction, there is the goodnesse of the Fountaine, and the goodnesse of the Vessell, that is our goodness, because we contain somewhat in us that is good: the goodnesse of the creature, that is but the Channell, or the Cisterne, but the goodnesse of God is another manner of goodnesse, the goodnesse of the Fountaine. The Fountaine begs not from the River, the Sunne borrowes not light from the Candle, God begs not goodnesse from the creature. Ours is a borrowed goodnesse, but his is a communicative goodnesse, seek my face: that I may impart my goodnesse. The Sun delights to spread his beames, and his influen• in inferiour things, to make all things fruitfull: such a goodnesse is in God, as is in a Fountaine, or in the brest that loves to ease it selfe of milke.
I note it, that we may conceive aright of 1God, that is more willing to bestow good, then we are to ask it; he is so willing to bestow it, that he becomes a Suitor to us, seek ye my face, he seeks to us to seek him. It is strange that heaven should seek to earth; & yet so it is.