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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.
Again, we are injurious to our selves, we 1rob our own souls; the want of this makes Christians be discouraged, and droop as they do; when they are cast down, all comfortable truths belongs to them; yet they put them off, this is not for me; and those in my case, when God saith, he will come and dwell with a humble heart, this is not for me: this spirit of peevishness and frowardness, is that that keeps them long from that comfort that they might enjoy: What, to be in the middest of comforts, and to starve, for a man to be at a feast, and to starve, because he hath not a spirit to digest, and to take that that is fit for him?
Againe, we are inju•ious to our selves, wee 1rob our owne soules; the want of this makes Christians be discouraged, and droope as they doe; when they are cast downe, all comfortable truths belongs to them; yet they put them off, this is not for me; and those in my case, when God saith, hee will come and dwell with a humble heart, this is not for me: this spirit of peevishnesse and frowardnesse, is that that keepes them long from that comfort that they might enjoy: What, to be in the middest of comforts, and to starve, for a man to be at a feast, and to starve, because he hath not a spirit to digest, and to take that that is fit for him?
- 13 We injure our selves.
We detest, (and deservedly) those misers that in the middest of all their abundance, will not spend six pence upon themselves; what a spirit of baseness is this, in the middest of spiritual contentments and refreshings, when ⟨p. 158⟩God offers to feed our souls with the sa• things of his house, to say oh, no, this belong not to me; and cherish a peevish froward spirit that puts all away. Why do we not labour to be in such a condition, that we may be cherished? and that we may have satisfaction to be truly hungry, and poor in spirit, that we may be filled, and satisfied; and not to go on thus stubbornly. There is a proud kind of modesty, oh, this belongs not to me, I am unworthy: if we will hearken to our own misgiving hearts in the time of temptation, we shall never answer God, and say, Lord thy face will I seek. Therefore let us labour for a spirit of supplication: I will not enforce that point further.