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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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Let our obedience be every way answerable first, let the heart think, what God saith, what God commands, and promiseth, let the heart take the word of God, the second time, and ruminate on it, and go over it again. Let us look into the word, and see what is commanded, and what is promised, and then ⟨p. 167⟩let the heart go over it again. And then upon that all allege it to God.
Let our obedience bee every way answerable first, let the heart thinke, what God saith, what God commands, and promiseth, let the heart take the word of God, the second time, and ruminate on it, and goe over it againe. Let us looke into the word, and see what is commanded, and what is promised, and then ⟨p. 167⟩let the heart goe over it againe. And then upon that all eage it to God.
Put case a man be in trouble, Lord thou hast 1commanded, Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will b•re thee, Psal. 50. Let the heart think of it, and go over that encouragement (it is 2rather an encouragement then a command, though indeed God lay a command on us, to be good to our own souls; it is a duty to love our selves: Therefore he commands us to go to him, to seek his face, as though we wronged him by disobedience, when we injure our selves by our peevishness, as indeed we do. God loves us better, then we love our selves) let us think of the command, and invitation; thou hast commanded me Lord, and encouraged me to come; I am now in trouble, experience teacheth me. I come to thee, thou hast said, He that sitteth in darkness, and seeth no light, let him trust in the name of the Lord. I am in darkness, and see no light now, I trust in thy name, let the heart think of the promise, and then allege it to God, and come with an obedient answer, and cast it self upon him, and trust in him.