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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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Therefore I say we may know whether we have this spiritual light; whether we have true faith or no, if we have these embracings; if we be so persuaded of them that we embrace them, with delight, and desire, and love, and joy: if we make choice of them, and esteem them highly, and cleave constantly to that which is revealed to us; then it is a divine light, and persuasion; because we embrace them.
Therefore I say we may know whether we have this spirituall light; whether wee have true faith or no, if we have these imbracings; if wee be so perswaded of them that wee imbrace them, with delight, and desire, and love, and joy: if we make choyse of them, and esteeme them highly, and cleave constantly to that which is revealed to us; then it is a divine light, and perswasion; because wee imbrace them.
Certainly, there is nothing in religion divine, 1unless the affections be carried with it. True faith carries the whole soul, to whole Christ, out of a mans whole self. It carries the understanding to see, and the will to choose, and to cleave, it carries the affections to joy, and delight, and love, it carries all. Therefore those, that when holy things […] discovered, they have not a high esteem of them, that they pri•e them not above earthly things, that they cleave not to them with a disesteem of other things, that they joy not in them as their best portion, that they do not embrace them, there is no true faith at all, for where there is true faith there is this embracing.
Certainely, there is nothing in religion divine, 1unlesse the affections bee carried with it. True faith carries the whole soule, to whole Christ, out of a mans whole selfe. It carries the understanding to see, and the will to chuse, and to cleave, it carries the affections to joy, and delight, and love, it carries all. Therefore those, that when holy things 〈…〉 discovered, they have not a high esteem of them, that they prie them not above earthly things, that they cleave not to them with a disesteeme of other things, that they joy not in them as their best portion, that they doe not imbrace them, there is no true faith at all, for where there is true faith there is this imbracing.