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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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And a Christian soul that hath union with Christ, that hath a being, and station in him may know it; there are alway some pulses from this heart: as we know there is some life by the beating of the pulses: so Christs dwelling in the heart, is known by these pulses, there will be striving against corruption, and complaining of it. (Nature, and corruption will not complain against corruption: co•ption will not strive against corruption,) there will be ⟨p. 17⟩sighing, and groaning, which is seconded with a constant endeavour to grow better, it is not a flash: these pulses beating in the soul of a true Christian, show that there is the life of grace in him, that Christs dwells in his heart. And this oft times doth more appear in the greatest temptations: Take a Christian at the worst, his heart sighs to God, to recover him, he is sick, and yet he hopes in Christ, Christ in the greatest desertion is his life, who was also our pattern, when he was at the lowest, My God, my God. So a Christian at the lowest, he hath a spirit of prayer, (though it may be) he cannot pray distinctly, yet he can sigh, and groan, and God hears the sighs of his own Spirit always: Therefore when these pulses beat in him, in the greatest temptations he may know that Christ lives in him.
And a Christian soule that hath union with Christ, that hath a being, and station in him may know it; there are alway some pulses from this heart: as we know there is some life by the beating of the pulses: so Christs dwelling in the heart, is knowne by these pulses, there will be striving against corruption, and complayning of it. (Nature, and corruption will not complaine against corruption: co•ption will not strive against corruption,) there will be ⟨p. 17⟩sighing, and groaning, which is seconded with a constant indeavour to grow better, it is not a flash: these pulses beating in the soule of a true Christian, shew that there is the life of grace in him, that Christs dwells in his heart. And this oft times doth more appeare in the greatest temptations: Take a Christian at the worst, his heart sighs to God, to recover him, he is sick, and yet he hopes in Christ, Christ in the greatest desertion is his life, who was also our paterne, when he was at the lowest, My God, my God. So a Christian at the lowest, he hath a spirit of prayer, (though it may be) he cannot pray distinctly, yet he can sigh, and groane, and God heares the sighs of his owne Spirit alwayes: Therefore when these pulses beate in him, in the greatest temptations hee may know that Christ lives in him.