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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.
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Where desires are in truth, the party that cherisheth those desires, will be willing to have all help from others to have his desire accomplished. If a man desire to demolish a place, if any will come and help him down with it, or if any man desire to weed his ground ⟨p. 90⟩he that will help him, he will thank him for his pains. Where there is a true desire, there is a willing closing with all that offer themselves, that the thing desired may be brought to pass. Where there is a desire of the happy estate of Gods children, there will be a willing entertainment of any help. Let a man come to a man that desires grace, and glory, and discover his especial sins that hinder him, you must weed out this, and you must pull down this, he will thankfully embrace all admonitions, because he truly desires the end, therefore he desires the means that tend to the end, he desires the removing of the hindrances, he will be thankful therefore for any help that he may have, and especially that of the ministry, that it may powerfully enter into his soul, and rip him up, why? because he desires to please God in all things, and he would not cherish a motion, or desire, contrary to the spirit of God: therefore the more corruption is presented, and made odious to him: the more the inward man is discovered, the more he blesseth God, and blesseth the blessed instrument, and of all means he is willing to attend upon such▪
Where desires are in truth, the party that cherisheth those desires, will bee willing to have all helpe from others to have his desire accomplished. If a man desire to demolish a place, if any will come and helpe him downe with it, or if any man desire to weed his ground ⟨p. 90⟩he that will helpe him, he will thanke him for his paines. Where there is a true desire, there is a willing closing with all that offer themselves, that the thing desired may be brought to passe. Where there is a desire of the happy estate of Gods children, there will be a willing entertainment of any helpe. Let a man come to a man that desires grace, and glory, and discover his especiall sins that hinder him, you must weed out this, and you must pull downe this, he will thankfully imbrace all admonitions, because he truly desires the end, therefore hee desires the meanes that tend to the end, hee desires the remooving of the hindrances, hee will be thankefull therefore for any helpe that he may have, and especially that of the ministery, that it may powerfully enter into his soul, and rip him up, why? because hee desires to please God in all things, and he would not cherish a motion, or desire, contrary to the spirit of God: therefore the more corruption is presented, and made odious to him: the more the inward man is discovered, the more hee blesseth God, and blesseth the blessed instrument, and of all meanes he is willing to attend upon such