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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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In a word, we are exhorted in the beginning of the Chapter, to have our minds in heaven, where Christ is, and we are exhorted after the text to mortify our earthly members: two necessary duties, to have our conversation in heaven, before we be there, and to mortify our earthly members, to dye in our affections to earthly things, before we dye indeed; would we have strength put into our souls to perform both these? Let us oft meditate of the things that are between these verses. Let us consider that we are dead, so we should be more lively to God. Consider that our life is hid with Christ, that Christ shall appear ere long, and we with him in glory. We should raise our thoughts to be with Christ, and draw our souls up to Heavenly things, for the more our affections are upwards, the less they will be below: our affections are finite, the more we spend them on heavenly things, the less they will run on earthly. As a man in a trance, his thoughts are taken up with one matter, that he is dead to 1other things, so the soul which is taken up ⟨p. 32⟩with the glory to come, and with Christ, it is dead to earthly things, only it takes them for necessary use, as having use of them in our travel, but it useth the world as if it used it not. And this issues from this principle, that we shall ere long appear with Christ in Glory. There is no man but will drown himself too much with the things of the world, that hath not this to raise up his soul, I shall appear ere long with Christ in glory, and then these things will be consumed.
In a word, wee are exhorted in the beginning of the Chapter, to have our minds in heaven, where Christ is, and wee are exhorted after the text to mortifie our earthly members: two necessary duties, to have our conversation in heaven, before we be there, and to mortifie our earthly members, to dye in our affections to earthly things, before wee dye indeed; would wee have strength put into our soules to performe both these? Let us oft meditate of the things that are betweene these verses. Let us consider that we are dead, so we should bee more lively to God. Consider that our life is hid with Christ, that Christ shall appear ere long, and wee with him in glory. Wee should raise our thoughts to be with Christ, and draw our souls up to Heavenly things, for the more our affections are upwards, the lesse they will bee below: our affections are finice, the more we spend them on heavenly things, the lesse they will run on earthly. As a man in a trance, his thoughts are taken up with one matter, that he is dead to