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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.
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.
And in the morning of your yeares, early put not off: for here is the mischiefe, if we• seeke not God early, betimes, the heart wi• be hardened and willgrow worse: to morro• we shall be more unfit then to day. The• those that seeke in their sicknesse, and at th• houre of death, that is selfe-love; it is grace, to seeke God for himselfe, out of old acquaintance and love; but to seeke him in sicknes• only, and to neglect his ordinances, it is mee• ly selfe-love. As a malefactor that carries himselfe ill in prison, and then seekes the judges face at the barre: when God arraignes man at the barre, then to seeke him, it come from selfe-love. But that obedience we ow to God is to seeke him out of a new nature, o of love of Gods goodnesse and grace: wh we seeke 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 shew of repentance and turning to God; many of those prove false. Hee that is good in affliction onely is never good. Therefore put not off seeking Gods fac by prayer, and the use of all good meanes.