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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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Let us shame our selves therefore: Lord, 1do I profess I see things above nature? that I see Christ in heaven, and see my self there? and do I profess that I am persuaded that the word of God is true, and am I no more affected? where is my love? where is my joy? where is my comfort? doth my heart run after other things, that profess my self to be persuaded of better things? Let us never rest, but be angry, and wroth with our hearts ⟨p. 272⟩and affections: for they are made for these promises, our precious faith is made to embrace precious promises, and to carry the whole soul to them.
Let us shame our selves therefore: Lord, 1doe I professe I see things above nature? that I see Christ in heaven, and see my selfe there? and do I professe that I am perswaded that the word of God is true, and am I no more affected? where is my love? where is my joy? where is my comfort? doth my heart runne after other things, that professe my selfe to bee perswaded of better things? Let us never rest, but bee angry, and wroth with our hearts ⟨p. 272⟩and affections: for they are made for these promises, our precious faith is made to imbrace precious promises, and to carry the whole soule to them.
- 1To shame our selves in want of affections.
And let us help this with complaining of 1our selves, and with prayer. Lord, thou hast discovered excellent things in thy word, and hast persuaded me, Lord open my heart, the heart is thy throne: the heart, and will and affections thou dealest with especially: Lord incline my heart, enlarge my heart. The LORD hath promised in the new covenant to teach our bowels to love: Lord teach my heart to love thee. Thou hast opened my understanding to conceive holy things; or else I had never been able to understand thee, and thy truth: teach my bowels also to love, teach them to cleave to the things: take off my love, my joy, and delight, from earthly things and plant them where they should be, enlarge them the right way: fill my heart with thy self, as thou hast made it for thy self. This should be our desire.