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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.
God put into their hearts to give up their Kingdoms to the Beast.
God put into their hearts to give up their Kingdomes to the Beast.
Here first of all from this ariseth, Gods special providence in Ill, in the greatest evil that can be there is his special providence apparent; God put into their hearts to give up their Kingdoms to the Beast: Observe here many acts of his Providence, the with-drawing of his grace, the giving them up to Satan, and to ill occasions, the presenting them with good occasions, which meeting with an ill disposition makes them worse; for good occasions meeting with an ill disposition makes it worse, makes it rage the more; as the stopping of a torrent makes it rage and swell the more; as also the limitation of all this, until his Word shall be fulfilled; thus in this work, Heaven and Earth and Hell meet in one action: Thus it was in that great action of the crucifying of our blessed Saviour, there is the action of God, in giving his Son to be a sweet Sacrifice, and the action of Judas, and the Devil in him betraying of Christ, and the action of the Soldiers, ⟨p. 20⟩in crucifying him. Saint Augustine in the unfolding of this point, of the Providence of God in Evil, observes how many may concur in one action, God without blame, man without excuse: God without blame, he finds men ill, and leaves men (deserving to be left) he takes away his grace, and as a Judge gives men up to Satan: Man without excuse, because man works willingly, They with one consent gave up their Kingdoms to the Beast. That is the first.
Here first of all from this ariseth, Gods speciall providence in Ill, in the greatest evill that can be there is his speciall providence apparent; God put into their hearts to give up their Kingdomes to the Beast: Observe here many acts of his Providence, the with-drawing of his grace, the giving them up to Sathan, and to ill occasions, the presenting them with good occasions, which meeting with an ill disposition makes them worse; for good occasions meeting with an ill disposition makes it worse, makes it rage the more; as the stopping of a torrent makes it rage and swell the more; as also the limitation of all this, untill his Word shall be fulfilled; thus in this worke, Heaven and Earth and Hel meet in one action: Thus it was in that great action of the crucifying of our blessed Saviour, there is the action of God, in giving his Sonne to be a sweet Sacrifice, and the action of Iudas, and the Devill in him betraying of Christ, and the action of the Souldiers,