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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.
This is the life of this life, having union with Christ, and his Righteousness, and spirit, we have this peace, which is the way to Glory, and the beginning of it. For besides that, Christ is our life in Glory afterwards, in this life he is our life. Answerable to our servile fear, as we are dead in law, we have a life in justification. As we are dead in nature, so we have a life in sanctification, we are dead in despair and run into terrors of Conscience, so we have a life in joy, and peace.
This is the life of this life, having union with Christ, and his Righteousnesse, and spirit, wee have this peace, which is the way to Glory, and the beginning of it. For besides that, Christ is our life in Glory afterwards, in this life he is our life. Answerable to our servile feare, as wee are dead in law, we have a life in justification. As wee are dead in nature, so we have a life in sanctification, wee are dead in despaire and runne into terrours of Conscience, so wee have a life in joy, and peace.
But all those in this life are imperfect, ⟨p. 14⟩because there is only an union of Grace here till we come to the union of Glory in Heaven, and then at the day of judgement there will be a perfect justifying of us, we shall not only be acquitted in our conscience, as we are now, but we shall be acquitted before Angels and Devils and Men, and Christ will acknowledge us: these are they for whom I dyed, these are they for whom I made intercession in Heaven, we shall be acquitted there, and there we shall be acknowledged:
But all those in this life are imperfect, ⟨p. 14⟩because there is only an union of Grace here till wee come to the union of Glory in Heaven, and then at the day of judgement there will bee a perfect justifying of us, wee shall not only be acquitted in our conscience, as we are now, but wee shall bee acquitted before Angels and Divels and Men, and Christ will acknowledge us: these are they for whom I dyed, these are they for whom I made intercession in Heaven, we shall be acquitted there, and there wee shall be acknowledged: