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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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I answer, nothing can be done in religion 1without the supernatural eye of the soul, nothing at all: for a man may see heavenly things with a natural eye, and be never a whit the better: a man may see the joys of heaven, he may hear much of heaven, and happiness, and forgiveness, and think oh, these are good things: but yet notwithstanding he doth not see these things with a supernatural eye, he doth not see these things to be holy, and gracious, and to be fit for him: he wisheth them with conditions, but not with the altering of his disposition. As a man may see an earthly thing with a heavenly eye: because he sees God in it, and there is somewhat of God in it to lead him to see him: so a man may see heavenly things with a carnal eye, as Balaam wished to die the death of the righteous. A carnal man may be ravished with heavenly things; but he must look upon them as things suitable, or else all is to no purpose.
I answer, nothing can be done in religion 1without the supernaturall eye of the soule, nothing at all: for a man may see heavenly things with a naturall eye, and be never a whit the better: a man may see the joyes of heaven, he may heare much of heaven, and happinesse, and forgivenesse, and thinke oh, these are good things: but yet notwithstanding he doth not see these things with a supernaturall eye, he doth not see these things to be holy, and gracious, and to be fit for him: he wisheth them with conditions, but not with the altering of his disposition. As a man may see an earthly thing with a heavenly eye: because he sees God in it, and there is somewhat of God in it to lead him to see him: so a man may see heavenly things with a carnall eye, as Balaam wished to die the death of the righteous. A carnall man may be ravished with heavenly things; but he must look upon them as things sutable, or else all is to no purpose.
- 1Answ. Sight of faith necessary.