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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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A vile body likewise, that when it is thus indisposed, there is no comfort in the earth ⟨p. 40⟩[…] ⟨p. 41⟩[…] ⟨p. 42⟩that can comfort it: for all the foundation of comfort in this world, is the health of this poor body. A Kingdom, nay all the Kingdoms in the world will not comfort a man, if his body be not in tune, and alas, how soon is this body out of tune? An instrument that hath many strings, is soon subject to be out of tune, and there are many strings in the body: how many turnings? how many instruments doth the soul use? if any be out of tune, the music is hindered, it becomes an unfit instrument, in this regard it is a vile body.
A vile body likewise, that when it is thus indisposed, there is no comfort in the earth ⟨p. 40⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 41⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 42⟩that can comfort it: for all the foundation of comfort in this world, is the health of this poore body. A Kingdome, nay all the Kingdomes in the world will not comfort a man, if his body be not in tune, and alas, how soone is this body out of tune? An instrument that hath many strings, is soone subject to be out of tune, and there are many strings in the body: how many turnings? how many instruments doth the soule use? if any be out of tune, the musicke is hindred, it becomes an unfit instrument, in this regard it is a vile body.
In regard likewise of the necessities of nature this body is vile in this world. I speak not of what comes from the body, in which respect it is base and vile: but how many things doth this vile body stand in need of? man in that respect, is the basest creature in the world; he is b-holding to the worms, he is beholding to nature to feed him in health, & in sickness the body needs patching up, and piecing by this creature, and by that; so it is a vile body, in regard of the necessities of it, in health, in sickness, in youth, in age. It is vile in life. I need not stand on this.