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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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So it is here, Gods children, their constant joy is in the best things, and they are judiciously ⟨p. 287⟩carried to the best things; but on the sudden there may be an entertaining of some other thing, and perhaps not unlawful neither; perhaps it may be sinful; to humble Gods children: but that is but but on the sudden: his course is to carry his affections above all earthly things.
So it is here, Gods children, their constant joy is in the best things, and they are judiciously ⟨p. 287⟩carryed to the best things; but on the sudden there may be an entertaining of some other thing, and perhaps not unlawful neither; perhaps it may be sinfull; to humble Gods children: but that is but but on the sudden: his course is to carry his affections above all earthly things.
Again in another case Gods children are deceived this way sometimes, for they think they have no affections when they have affections. How is that seen? in case of opposition; let God, and Christ, and heavenly things be opposed, and you shall see then that they have affections. Those that for want of stirring up the grace of God in them; or for want of good means or by indisposition of body seemed to be dull in their affections; let religion be disgraced, or opposed any way, and you shall find then their affections deep in their hearts to heavenly things: but they appeared not before, because there was no opposition. These, and such like thoughts we may have to content the soul that is disquieted this way. But the rule is certain, that a mans affections are as his persuasion is, and his persuasion as his light is: As he hath a heavenly light, discovering heavenly things, so is his persuasion of a better estate then the world can yield; and answerable to his persuasion, his soul is raised up to delight in the best things. This is his course; if it fall out to be otherwise, there be reasons for it, which we ⟨p. 288⟩