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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 say we ought to labour for it: for the soul is never in such a frame as it ought to be but when it hath gotten some assurance of ⟨p. 242⟩Gods love. But I must add this; we must labour that this persuasion be supernatural by the spirit of God, both of the truths in general, of the promises in general, and of our interest in particular in them, we must labour that it be by the spirit to our spirits, that the spirit may seal them to our spirits. For it is not sufficient to know the word of God to be the word of God, and the promises, to be the promises, because we have been brought up in them, and can say them by heart, and it were a shame for us to conceive the contrary, that is not sufficient: for that will deceive us. We must labour (as I said of knowledge, that we may be supernaturally convinced, so also that is from that knowledge,) that it may be spiritual, or else it will deceive us.
I say wee ought to labour for it: for the soule is never in such a frame as it ought to be but when it hath gotten some assurance of ⟨p. 242⟩Gods love. But I must adde this; we must labour that this perswasion be supernaturall by the spirit of God, both of the truths in generall, of the promises in generall, and of our interest in particular in them, we must labour that it be by the spirit to our spirits, that the spirit may seale them to our spirits. For it is not sufficient to know the word of God to be the word of God, and the promises, to be the promises, because we have beene brought up in them, and can say them by heart, and it were a shame for us to conceive the contrary, that is not sufficient: for that will deceive us. Wee must labour (as I said of knowledge, that we may be supernaturally convinced, so also that is from that knowledge,) that it may be spirituall, or else it will deceive us.
How do we prove that?1