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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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Especially when Satan with his fiery darts comes with strong temptations: for the soul never felt the working power of the word. It feels then the temptation, it apprehends the poysonfull fiery temptation but it hath not so inwardly digested the truths of the spirit, and therefore is surprised with the horror and spare: there is not wrought in heart an deexperimentall feeling of knowledge, and therefore the heart cannot beat back the temptation.
Especially when Satan with his fiery darts comes with strong temptations: for the soule never felt the working power of the word. It feeles then the temptation, it apprehends the poysonfull fiery temptation but it hath not so inwardly digested the truths of the spirit, and therefore is surprized with the horrour and spaire: there is not wrought in heart an deexperimentall feeling of knowledge, and therfore the heart cannot beat backe the temptation.
When the Devil shall come and tell men you have been thus, and thus, and they have not felt the truth of that they seemed to believe; conscience tells them, it is true I have heard, and read such, and such things, I never believed them, they never sunk deeply into my heart: when temptation shall be nearer the soul then, the truth shall be, when temptation presseth sore, they are swallowed up of despair: therefore let us labour that our general knowledge from the word and our particular knowledge and persuasion that it may be spiritual.
When the Devill shall come and tell men you have beene thus, and thus, and they have not felt the truth of that they seemed to believe; conscience tels them, it is true I have heard, and read such, and such things, I never believed them, they never sunke deepely into my heart: when temptation shall bee nearer the soule then, the truth shall bee, when temptation presseth sore, they are swallowed up of despaire: therefore let us labour that our generall knowledge from the word and our particular knowledge and perswasion that it may be spirituall.