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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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When we find our hearts, and affections wrought on, that holy things, as they are excellent in themselves, so they have an answerable place in our hearts; that as they are holy, and high, and best, so they have a high place in our hearts, then a man is in the estate of a Christian: or else a man may very well doubt of his estate, when he can hear of heaven and happiness, and of the excellency of the children of God, that they are heirs of heaven, &c. and his heart be not affected with these things: he may well question himself: do I believe these things? here are rich and precious promises, but where is my precious faith to close with, and to embrace these things? do I believe them? If I do, how is it that I am no more affected with them? and so let us stand in the meditation of the excellencies of Religion so long till our hearts be affected and warmed with them. This will follow affections, a desire to think oft of them: as David joins both together. Oh! how do I love thy law, it is my meditation continually. That that a man loves, he oft thinks of, that stirs up love, and love makes him oft consider of it: and when it is thus with a man, he is in such […] condition as these holy Patriarchs, fit to live and die by his faith. They saw them, and were persuade of them, and embraced them.
When we finde our hearts, and affections wrought on, that holy things, as they are excellent in themselves, so they have an answerable place in our hearts; that as they are holy, and high, and best, so they have a high place in our hearts, then a man is in the estate of a Christian: or else a man may very well doubt of his estate, when he can heare of heaven and happinesse, and of the excellency of the children of God, that they are heires of heaven, &c. and his heart bee not affected with these things: he may well question himselfe: doe I believe these things? here are rich and precious promises, but where is my precious faith to close with, and to imbrace these things? doe I believe them? If Idoe, how is it that I am no more affected with them? and so let us stand in the meditation of the excellencies of Religion so long till our hearts be affected and warmed with them. This will follow affections, a desire to thinke oft of them: as David joynes both together. Oh! how doe I love thy law, it is my meditation continually. That that a man loves, hee oft thinks of, that stirres up love, and love makes him oft consider of it: and when it is thus with a man, hee is in such 〈…〉 condition as these holy Patriarchs, fit to live and die by his faith. They saw them, and were perswad of them, and imbraced them.