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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
So he will be patient if he meet with unkind 1usage, he will not stand quarrelling by ⟨p. 301⟩the way, and so hinder himself in his journey. he will be patient in the injuries, and wrongs in this life. If a Prince be mis-used in another country, he is contented, and thinks with himself, I have a country where I shall be more respected; and therefore he bears it the more willingly. So a Christian is a King, he is an heir, and being a stranger, he shall meet with dogs in this world; as, who do dogs bark at, but at strangers? now being strangers we must look for dogged usage. It is no wonder that dogs bark at strangers, it is their kind: they consider it is the disposition of wicked men to do so, they do but their kind. Would a man have dogs not to bark? and would we have wicked men that have evil tongues not to scorn that they know not? to do otherwise is to forget their kind. A Christian knows they do but their kind, he pities them, and he doth not stop his journey and his course for it. He will not be scorned out of his religion by a company of profane spirits, he will not be laughed out of his course; he knows what he doth better than they, they are mad, and fools, he knows it; and they shall know it themselves ere long. He knows that he is in a serious judicious course that he can approve, and they cannot theirs, therefore he will not be scorned out of his course.
So he will be patient if he meete with unkind 1usage, hee will not stand quarrelling by ⟨p. 301⟩the way, and so hinder himselfe in his journey. he will be patient in the injuries, and wrongs in this life. If a Prince be mis-used in another country, he is contented, and thinkes with himselfe, I have a country where I shall be more respected; and therefore he beares it the more willingly. So a Christian is a King, he is an heire, and being a stranger, he shall meete with dogges in this world; as, who doe dogs bark at, but at strangers? now being strangers we must looke for dogged usage. It is no wonder that dogs barke at strangers, it is their kind: they consider it is the disposition of wicked men to doe so, they doe but their kind. Would a man have dogs not to barke? and would we have wicked men that have evill tongues not to scorne that they know not? to doe otherwise is to forget their kinde. A Christian knowes they doe but their kind, he pitties them, and he doth not stop his journey and his course for it. He will not be scorned out of his religion by a company of prophane spirits, hee will not be laughed out of his course; he knowes what he doth better than they, they are madde, and fooles, he knowes it; and they shall know it themselves ere long. He knowes that he is in a serious judicious course that he can approve, and they cannot theirs, therefore he will not be scorned out of his course.