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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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Now the ground of Application of divine 1truths to our selves in particular, is this; that the truth of God (setting aside some circumstantial things, that arise sometimes to particular persons, that sometimes limit the command to one person, or the promise to one person (cut off those distinctions) all comfortable truths agree to Gods people in all ages, while there is a Church in the world. Al truths are eternal truths, die not as men do. David is dead, and Moses is dead, but this truth is not dead, Seek ye my face: Paul is gone, and Peter is gone, we are the Davids, and the Mose's, the Peters, and the Pauls now, those truths that were good to them, are good to us. Whatsoever was written before, was written for our comfort. There is an eternal truth that runs through all ages of the Church, that hath an everlasting comfort▪ God hath framed the Scriptures not to be limited to the times, wherein they were written, as the Papists idly speak, Bellarmine and others, as if they were occasional things, that the Scriptures were written by occasion of such, and such men, and concerned only those times: but the Scriptures were written for all times, and it concerns a times to apply all truths to themselves (setting aside those circumstances, that are applied to particular men, which are easy to discern) in Heb. 13▪ that that was said to Joshua, Jos. 1. the Apostle applies it to the Church in his time, and to all: Be not afraid, I will not fail thee, nor forsake ⟨p. 151⟩thee, it is a general truth. And Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness, that whosoever believes as Abraham, is a son of Abraham. These truths are universal, and concern every one, as well as any. And so many other places of Scripture: The promise of the blessed seed, the believing of it runs from the beginning of the world, in all ages to the coming of Christ. All other promises were but an enlargement of that, that was the Mother-promise; that is the ground of Application, that the general truths agree to all the Churches. The truth of God is the portion of every child of God, he may claim every promise, and ought to follow the direction of every command.