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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.
Then, in the third place. Seek my face, that 1is, seek my favour, and grace; favour appears and shines in the face: Seek my face, observe me, depend on me, for what? for my favour. What is that? It is all, if we have the grace of God, we have all: for the grace of God is in every thing that is good to us. If we have the graces to salvation, they come of free grace: every good gift is the grace of God. Children are the grace of God: So if we have the grace of God, we have all for our good: we have all in the spring of good which is the ⟨p. 177⟩grace and favour of God. As men, if they be graced from a great person, they study not this and that particular thing, they think I have his favour; and that favour of his is ready for all exigences. And therefore in way of complement, they say, I seek not this or that, but your favour.
Then, in the third place. Seeke my face, that 1is, seek my favour, and grace; favour appeares and shines in the face: Seeke my face, observe me, depend on me, for what? for my favour. What is that? It is all, if we have the grace of God, we have all: for the grace of God is in every thing that is good to us. If we have the graces to salvation, they come of free grace: every good gift is the grace of God. Children are the grace of God: So if we have the grace of God, we have all for our good: we have all in the spring of good which is the ⟨p. 177⟩grace and favour of God. As men, if they be graced from a great person, they studie not this and that particular thing, they think I have his favour; and that favour of his is ready for all exigences. And therefore in way of complement, they say, I seeke not this or that, but your favour.
- 13 Seek Gods favour.3 Seeke Gods favour.