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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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There is a gracious presence of God likewise 1in his ordinances; that is the chief presence, next to heaven, the presence in Gods Ordinances, that is, in the unfolding of the word, in the administration of the Sacraments, in the communion of Saints. Indeed in the Ordinances God is graciously present; Where two or three are gathered together, I will be in the midst of them. Therefore in Rev. 1. It is said, 2that Christ walks in the middest of the seven golden Candlesticks, that is, in the middest of the Church; There is a gracious presence of of Christ in the middest of the Candlesticks; he takes his walks there, Christ hath a special presence in his Church in the ordinances, and that David aims at here too, not only, I will seek thy face in trouble, and necessity, when I need any thing from thee: but, Thy ⟨p. 174⟩face will I seek in all thine ordinances, to enable me for the other. For it is in vain for a man to think to seek God in his necessity and exigence, if he seek not God in his ordinances and do not joy in them. So you see where the face, and presence of God is to be sought: in necessities of all kinds, and in the ordinances.
There is a gracious presence of God likewise 1in his ordinances; that is the chiefe presence, next to heaven, the presence in Gods Ordinances, that is, in the unfolding of the word, in the administration of the Sacraments, in the communion of Saints. Indeed in the Ordinances God is graciously present; Where two or three are gathered together, I will be in the midst of them. Therefore in Rev. 1. It is said, 2that Christ walks in the middest of the seven golden Candlestickes, that is, in the middest of the Church; There is a gracious presence of of Christ in the middest of the Candlesticks; he takes his walkes there, Christ hath a speciall presence in his Church in the ordinances, and that David aymes at here too, not onely, I will seeke thy face introuble, and necessitie, when I need any thing from thee: but, Thy