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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.
Now from this spirit of Application (from this general, seek ye my face) comes obedience: for it is a speech of obedience. Thy face Lord will I seek.
Now from this spirit of Application (from this generall, seeke yee my face) comes obedience: for it is a speech of obedience. Thy face Lord will I seeke.
I will seek by thy strength and grace: for 1when God utters a general command to his children, there goes with that command a secret virtue, whereby they are enabled to seek him. There came a hidden virtue with this, seek my face, when Davids spirit was raised by God to think of it, together with the thought of this, seek my face, there was a virtue enabling his soul to return back to God, to say, Lord thy face will I seek. So though David ⟨p. 159⟩said, I will seek thy face, yet there was a spiritual virtue that enabled him. God must find is before we can seek him; he must not only give the command to seek his face, but together with the command, there goes a work of •he Spirit, to the children of God, that enableth them to seek him.
I will seeke by thy strength and grace: for 1when God utters a generall command to his children, theregoes with that command a secret vertue, whereby they are enabled to seeke him. There came a hidden vertue with this, seeke my face, when Davids spirit was raised by God to thinke of it, together with the thought of this, seeke my face, there was a vertue enabling his soule to returne back to God, to say, Lord thy face will I seeke. So though David ⟨p. 159⟩said, I will seeke thy face, yet there was a spiri•uall vertue that enabled him. God must find is before we can seeke him; he must not only give the command to seeke his face, but togeher with the command, there goes a work of he Spirit, to the children of God, that inaleth them to seeke him.