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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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See then how the spirit seals us by the work of it; and what earnest we have, in peace of conscience, and the work of it. This will cherish hope: for that is part of this embracing, to embrace them with faith and hope.
See then how the spirit seales us by the worke of it; and what earnest wee have, in peace of conscience, and the work of it. This will cherrish hope: for that is part of this imbracing, to imbrace them with faith and hope.
And this should be a daily course, to work upon the affections, to estrange them from all things and from the meditation of all things else. And as I said before to consider the love of God to us, and to love him again. And consider likewise the hopefulness of good things, that nothing in the world is so made good to us as the things of a better life, the things of grace, and glory. And God hath borrowed from all assurance amongst men, terms to show the assurance of the good things we have in hope and faith. The pledge of the spirit; the ⟨p. 284⟩earnest of the spirit; the seal of the spirit: the witness of the spirit. What terms are there used among men that may confirm any thing, that you have not used to strengthen this supernatural assurance of these supernatural good things? GOD herein succours our weakness, knowing how prone we are to call these things into question. And consider especially our own unworthiness, our vileness, and baseness, that we deserve none of this: when conscience is once awaked to know aright our own unworthiness, then we shall find it a difficult thing to believe these things. Therefore it is a work worthy our daily endeavour, to search the Scriptures, which applies it self to our capacity, and confers all the help in the world to increase our grounds of hope of the best things; and then our disposition is as it should be.
And this should be a daily course, to work upon the affections, to estrange them from all things and from the meditation of all things else. And as I said before to consider the love of God to us, and to love him again. And consider likewise the hopefulnesse of good things, that nothing in the world is so made good to us as the things of a better life, the things of grace, and glory. And God hath borrowed from all assurance amongst men, terms to shew the assurance of the good things we have in hope and faith. The pledge of the spirit; the