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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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The soul cannot do otherwise, when it is convinced supernaturally; the same spirit that discovers better things, opens the soul to • low them, it is so with every soul that hath the true work, and stamp of the spirit in it, it is set upon heavenly things; it saith with Saint Paul, I account all dung and dross, in comparison ⟨p. 265⟩of the excellent knowledge of Christ. There is an attractive, a drawing magnetical power in heavenly things, when they are propounded to the soul, by the spirit to draw the affections and to make us spiritual like themselves.
The soule cannot doe otherwise, when it is convinced supernaturally; the same spirit that discovers better things, opens the soule to • low them, it is so with every soule that hath the true worke, and stampe of the spirit in it, it is set upon heavenly things; it saith with Saint Paul, I account all dung and drosse, in comparison ⟨p. 265⟩of the excellent knowledge of Christ. There is an attractive, a drawing magneticall power in heavenly things, when they are propo•nded to the soule, by the spirit to draw the affections and to make us spirituall like themselves.
Let us therefore labour more and more to have our affections wrought upon. As we are in our affections, we are in religion. It is impossible that a Christian should be spiritually convinced that there are such excellent things belong to religion, and that he hath his part and por ion in them: and not be transformed to a spiritual state, and frame of soul, to love, and delight in holy things, and to despise that which is contrary.
Let us therefore labour more and more to have our affections wrought upon. As wee are in our affections, we are in religion. It is impossible that a Christian should be spiritually convinced that there are such excellent things belong to religion, and that hee hath his part and por ion in them: and not bee transformed to a spirituall state, and frame of soule, to love, and delight in holy things, and to despise that which is contrary.