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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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And let us seek him betimes, now presently 1seek the favour of God, you that are young, In the morning early will I seek thee, Psalm. 63 In the morning of your years, In the morning of the day it is good to seek God before the heart be possest with other business, that he may bless all our affairs: Seek his face, that his blessing and direction and strength may be upon all. Let us set upon things in his wisdom and strength, and hope on his blessing.
And let us seeke him betimes, now presently 1seek the favour of God, you that are young, In the morning early will I seeke thee, Psalm. 63 In the morning of your yeares, In the morning of the day it is good to seeke God before the heart be possest with other businesse, that he may blesse all our affaires: Seeke his face, that his blessing and direction and strength may be upon all. Let us set upon things in his wisdom and strength, and hope on his blessing.
And in the morning of your years, early put not off: for here is the mischief, if we• seek not God early, betimes, the heart wi• be hardened and will grow worse: to morro• we shall be more unfit then to day. The• those that seek in their sickness, and at th hour of death, that is self-love; it is grace, to seek God for himself, out of old acquaintance and love; but to seek him in sickness only, and to neglect his ordinances, it is mee ly self-love. As a malefactor that carries himself ill in prison, and then seeks the judges face at the bar: when God arraigns […] man at the bar, then to seek him, it come from self-love. But that obedience we ow to God is to seek him out of a new nature, o of love of Gods goodness and grace: wh we seek him in extremity, not out of the lo of grace, but to escape the danger of hell and damnation, such seeking seldom proves good. Many make a great show of repentance and turning to God; many of those prove false. He that is good in affliction only is never good. Therefore put not off seeking Gods fac by prayer, and the use of all good means.