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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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Then again, our Bodies then shall be beautiful Adam in his innocency had such a beauty in his body, that the very creatures reverenced him, he was awful to the very creatures: so the body of our blessed Saviour, now in heaven, is wondrous beautiful, and so shall our bodies be, how deformed soever they be now. Let us not stand therefore upon any present deformity of our bodies now, with years▪ or sickness, or other means, they shall not alway be so, we shall have beautiful bodies.
Then again, our Bodyes then shall be beautiful Adam in his innocency had such a beauty in his body, that the very creatures reverenced him, he was awfull to the very creatures: so the body of our blessed Saviour, now in heaven, is wondrous beautifull, and so shall our bodyes be, how deformed soever they be now. Let us not stand therefore upon any present deformity of our bodyes now, with yeares▪ or sicknesse, or other meanes, they shall not alway be so, we shall have beautifull bodyes.
Nay more then so, the third endowment is, we shall have glorious bodies: as we see Christ in the mount, when he was transfigured, and Moses, and Elijah were with him, his body was glorious, they could hardly behold him. And Christ, in Revel. 1. he appears, as the Sun in his 1full strength, his body is wondrous glorious now in Heaven, and so he is represented there: If the very representation of him while he was upon earth, was so glorious in the mount, what is it in Heaven? S. Paul could not endure the light that shined to him. Act. 9. So shall our 2Bodies be, like the glorious Body of Christ.
Nay more then so, the third indowment is, we shall have glorious bodyes: as we see Christ in the mount, when hee was transfigured, and Moses, and Elias were with him, his body was glorious, they could hardly behold him. And Christ, in