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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.
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And because I mentioned preparing, that is a word in Scripture that is set before seeking. Rehoboam did not thrive; he did not prepare his heart to seek God. Jehoshaphat was blessed of God, ⟨p. 191⟩he prepared his heart to seek the Lord. Therefore let us come prepared to seek God, prepare our hearts to seek him. Think, when I go to the congregation, I go to seek Gods face, therefore come in humility, and subjection. And in all the courses of our lives, let all of us prepare, and set our hearts in frame to seek God in all things: and let us set upon nothing that we cannot depend on him for assistance, and look to him for a blessing. And when we cannot enjoy his favour, and blessing in any thing, we were as good be without it as have it.
And because I mentioned preparing, that is a word in Scripture that is set before seeking. Rehoboam did not thrive; he did not prepare his heart to seeke God. Iehosaphat was blessed of God, ⟨p. 191⟩hee prepared his heart to seeke the Lord. Therefore let us come prepared to seeke God, prepare our hearts to seeke him. Thinke, when I goe to the congregation, I goe to seeke Gods face, therefore come in humility, and subjection. And in all the courses of our lives, let all of us prepare, and set our hearts in frame to seeke God in all things: and let us set upon nothing that we cannot depend on him for assistance, and looke to him for a blessing. And when wee cannot injoy his favour, and blessing in any thing, we were as good be without it as have it.
This is the way to have our wills in all things. Christ, the truth it self hath left •s this one sweet promise, Seek ye first the kingdom of God. He speaks there of seeking our own good, what is the best thing we should seek for? Seek ye first the kingdom of God, of grace, and of glory: the favour of God, and the fruit of his favour, grace. Seek those best things in the first place; what then? It is the way to have all things else as far as they are for our good. But we would have more, we think if we seek to God, and depend upon Gods divine principles, and rules, it is a way to beggary and disgrace. Oh, no, It is the way to have our own desire in all things as far as is for our good. Let us seek first the kingdom of God, that God may rule, and reign in us, and we shall reign in the kingdom of God. For other things, God