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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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But we must know that they die in faith not ⟨p. 207⟩with standing all that: for then they are not •em selves; the covenant between God and •em was made before, they have given up •emselves to GOD, and committed their •ules to God before, for a Christian gives •p himself every day; he commits himself •ule and body continually to God, as a blessed sacrifice of a free-will offering; so he •arns to die daily, daily labours to live in the •state he would die in; he ought to do thus; •nd many Christians do thus: therefore notwithstanding these distempers, the covenant between GOD and the soul remains still, •nd he dies in faith. It is said here, they all di•d 1in faith: he saith, not they all died in fee•ing. A man may die in faith, and yet not die •n feeling; and sometimes the strongest faith •s with the least feeling of Gods love. Fee•ing may be reserved sometimes for heaven: •et notwithstanding we must not take it so as […] there were no feeling where there is faith; for there was never faith yet, but upon the •ouch of faith the soul drew some strength •nd some inward feeling, though it be not discerned of the soul in regard of the immoderate desire of the soul to have more: yet there is alway so much feeling, and strength, and comfort that supports the soul from despair, take the child of GOD at the worst. Therefore when I speak of feeling, I speak of a glorious demonstration, that God sometimes takes away from his children. They