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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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Another way is in particular to meditate 1of the love of Christ, the love of GOD in Christ, and of his embracing of us. For we must know that our embracing is upon persuasion of Gods embracing of us. We embrace not the promises of Christ as a man embraceth a dead post that cannot return embraces to him again: this embracing of Christ, and heaven, it is a mutual embracing, and it is a second, reflexive embracing; we embrace God, and Christ, because we find God in Christ embracing our souls first in the arms of his love, therefore we embrace him again in the arms of our affections, because we find Christ embracing us in the arms of his affections.
Another way is in particular to meditate 1of the love of Christ, the love of GOD in Christ, and of his imbracing of us. For wee must know that our imbracing is upon perswasion of Gods imbracing of us. We imbrace not the promises of Christ as a man imbraceth a dead post that cannot returne imbraces to him againe: this imbracing of Christ, and heaven, it is a mutuall imbracing, and it is a second, reflexive imbracing; wee imbrace God, and Christ, because we find God in Christ imbracing our soules first in the armes of his love, therefore we imbrace him again in the armes of our affections, because we find Christ imbracing us in the armes of his affections.
- 1To meditate of Gods love in Christ.
Therefore let us attend upon the means, upon private reading of the word, and upon the ministry: for what are the ministers but to contract Christ and the soul together? they ⟨p. 279⟩are friends of the Bridegroom, to discove▪ CHRISTS love to us, and his loveliness; his loveliness in himself, his riches in himself, and his love to us to allure us again to CHRIST? the ministry is for this end especially, to draw Christ, and the foul together. And what is the Scripture in the intent and scope of it, but to discover to us the excellen ci of Christ, and the good things we have by him, his love & good intention to our souls? Now hearing these things in the ministry, they are effectual together with the spirit to draw our affections back again to him. And naturally we cannot but love those that love us. Now when we are persuaded of Gods love to us in Christ, and Christs love to us (God having made our souls for love to himself, and friendship with himself, and the nearest, and sweetest conjugal friendship, now therefore) the more his love is discovered to us, the more we shall love him.