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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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Now these things follow one another in a 1most natural order: for sight brings persuasion; sight and conviction brings strong persuasion, and persuasion breeds embracing: for we embrace that in our affections that we are persuaded of to be good. According to the strength of conviction, and persuasion, is the strength of the affections: those things that we have a weak persuasion of, we have a weak affection to, those things that we are fully persuaded of, and are great withal, the affections cannot but stretch forth themselves to embrace them. When the understanding was enlightened to see the truth, and to be persuaded of the truth of the promises; then the will, and affections they join and embrace those things: the will makes choice of them, and cleaves to them, the affection of desire extends it self to them, the affection of love embraceth them, the affection of joy delights in them. Spiritual conviction, always draws affection. For God hath framed the soul so, that upon discovery of a good o• of it self, it doth stretch out it self to embrace that object, the good thing presented, it cannot be otherwise.
Now these things follow one another in a 1most naturall order: for sight brings perswasion; sight and conviction brings strong perswasion, and perswasion breeds imbracing: for we imbrace that in our affections that wee are perswaded of to be good. According to the strength of conviction, and perswasion, is the strength of the affections: those things that we have a weake perswasion of, we have a weake affection to, those things that we are fully perswaded of, and are great withall, the affections cannot but stretch forth themselves to imbrace them. When the understanding was enlightned to see the truth, and to be perswaded of the truth of the promises; then the will, and affections they joyne and imbrace those things: the will makes choyse of them, and cleaves to them, the affection of desire extends it selfe to them, the affection of love imbraceth them, the affection of joy delights in them. Spirituall conviction, alwayes drawes affection. For God hath framed the soule so, that upon discovery of a good o• of it selfe, it doth stretch out it selfe to imbrace that object, the good thing presented, it cannot be otherwise.