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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.
Sometimes the children of God may be in such a condition; as that they may think for a time in their judgement, that they be in a contrary estate; they are mispersuaded of themselves, not to be Gods children (as it were) God may suffer this, that they shall not only have a weak staggering persuasion, but a persuasion to the contrary though it be a false persuasion.
Sometimes the children of God may be in such a condition; as that they may thinke for a time in their judgement, that they bee in a contrary esta•e; they are misperswaded of themselves, not to bee Gods children (as it were) God may suffer this, that they shall not only have a weake staggering perswasion, but a perswasion to the contrary though it bee a false perswasion.
But how shall they know that they are Gods 1children at that time? They say they are so shaken, and at a stand, they are so conceited ⟨p. 240⟩that they are none of Gods: that God hath left them, and forsaken them.
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You may know it by this, that at the same 1time they are conscionable of all heavenly duties, at the same time, they neglect no means of salvation: at the same time they complain against their own corrupt course of life that hath given God occasion to leave them thus to themselves, at the same time they strive against this, and labour to be persuaded of GODS truths in general. And though the devil sometimes shake that persuasion, that Gods truth is not Gods truth, and make them question whether it be the word of God or no, and whether there be such a thing as life everlasting: (the devil shakes us in principles sometimes) but yet a Christian in such temptations, though he be shaken in his principles by the force of wickedness, yet he attends upon the means, and goes on more conscionably, he doth not give back, but labours for satisfaction, and further settling still, and is ashamed of himself that he should have such beastly thoughts as the Psalmist saith, so foolish was I