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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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Again, that we might continually be breathing out thankfulness to God. Our whole life should be spent in thankfulness to God. Even as the Angels in heaven that stand in the presence of God, and the blessed spirits in heaven, they spend that vigour that is in them: they spend all that is in them, in praising God, in thanks and laud to God, and sing, Glory, glory: so before-hand knowing that ere long we shall appear with Christ, and appear in glory, let us thank him before hand. As Saint Peter saith, Blessed be God that hath begotten 1us again to an inheritance, immortal, undefiled, &c. reserved in heaven for us. Let us bless God before-hand, as if we were in heaven already. Certainly if we hope to be with those that shall sit in heavenly places in heaven to praise God, we will begin it on earth: for the life of heaven is begun on earth, we are Kings now, we are Priests now, we are conquerors now, we are new creatures now: we must praise God, and begin the employment of heaven now for what they do perfectly, that we begin to do. In heaven we know there is no ill company, we will abstain from it now; there is no defilement of sin, we will conform our selves to that estate we hope for: There is nothing but praising of God; as much as may be we will warm our hearts with the meditation of what God hath done, what he doth, and what he hath reserved for the time to come, with that we have in hope. ⟨p. 30⟩The best things of a Christian especially are in hope: for that which we have by Christ, principally is not in this world: therefore considering that the best things that Christ died for are in hope, let us rejoice in hope, and in rejoicing have our hearts enlarged with praising of God, for that we hope for.
Againe, that wee might continually be breathing out thankefulnesse to God. Our whole life should be spent in thankefulnesse to God. Even as the Angels in heaven that stand in the presence of God, and the blessed spirits in heaven, they spend that vigour that is in them: they spend all that is in them, in praising God, in thanks and laud to God, and sing, Glory, glory: so before-hand knowing that ere long we shall appeare with Christ, and appeare in glory, let us thank him before hand. As Saint Peter saith, Blessed be God that hath begotten 1us againe to an inheritance, immortall, undefiled, &c. reserved in heaven for us. Let us blesse God before-hand, as if we were in heaven already. Certainely if we hope to be with those that shall sit in heavenly places in heaven to prayse God, we will begin it on earth: for the life of heaven is begun on earth, we are Kings now, we are Priests now, wee are conquerours now, we are new creatures now: we must praise God, and begin the imploiment of heaven now for what they do perfectly, that we begin to do. In heaven we know there is no ill company, we will abstaine from it now; there is no defilement of sinne, wee will conforme our selves to that estate wee hope for: There is nothing but praising of God; as much as may be wee will warme our hearts with the moditation of what God hath done, what he doth, and what he hath reserved for the time to come, with that we have in hope.