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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.
THE REDEMPTION OF BODIES.
PHIL. 3. 21. Who shall change our vile Body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious Body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.
PHIL. 3. 21. Who shall change our vile Body, that it may bee fashioned like unto his glorious Body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things to himselfe.
THE Apostle was now in prison, yet he had a spirit of glory, resting upon him: for he speaks as if he were entered into Heaven, as if he were there before his time; and therefore in Chap. 1. saith he, I desire to be dissolved, and to be with Christ, which is best of all. And I account all dung in comparison of Christ, as he saith in this Chap. and here in the former verse, Our conversation is in Heaven, from whence we look for the Saviour, Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile bodies, &c. God reserves abundance of comforts to the fittest times, as we see here in Saint Paul in this place. Now he ⟨p. 38⟩brings in his own example to good purpose, as opposite to false Christians, and false teachers, that he had mentioned before. There are many walk, of whom I have told you oft, &c. they are enemies to the cross of Christ, that mind earthly things, &c. verse 18. But saith he, our conversation is in heaven, he regards not which way they went, he took an opposite course to the world, and swims against the stream: As we see the stars, they have a motion of their own, opposite to the motion that they are carried with. So S. Paul had a motion of his own, opposite to the course of the world, their end is damnation, but our conversation is in Heaven. A christian hath his conversation in Heaven, while he is on earth, he rules his life by the laws of heaven. There are alway in the visible Church, some that walk contrary ways, who make their Belly their God, whose end is […]. There were some that were christians, […] […] achers of Christians many of them, yet he saith, their end is damnation, their God is their belly: carnal Christians say, we have all […] the sacrament, &c. Alas we may all partake of this common privilege, and yet our end may be damnation. St. Paul looked on them with a a spirit of compassion, I tell you weeping. So it may be with us, in our Goshe here, there may be a spirit of cast-aways in many, and in the abundance of means there may be many dead souls. But S. Paul regards not what their course was, for saith he, our conversation is in Heaven.