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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.
Let us hence make a use of conjunction of 1the folly of base men, that live in the Church, and yet come not so far as Balaam, that come not so far as those that shall go to hell. They turn over all Religion, to a Lord have ⟨p. 96⟩mercy upon us, and Christ dyed for us, and we hope we have souls to God ward, as good as the best, and to a few short broken things. They turn Religion to compendiums, to a narrow compass, and make the way to it wide, and broad, and complain of Preachers, that they straiten the way to heaven.
Let us hence make a use of convinction of 1the folly of base men, that live in the Church, and yet come not so farre as Balaam, that come not so farre as those that shall goe to hell. They turne over all Religion, to a Lord have ⟨p. 96⟩mercy upon us, and Christ dyed for us, and we hope we have soules to God ward, as good as the best, and to a few short broken things. They turne Religion to compendiums, to a narrow compasse, and make the vvay to it wide, and broad, and complaine of Preachers, that they straiten the way to heaven.
- 1Conviction of such as come short of Balaam.
This is the disposition of worldlings; whereas alas, there must be a righteousness that must exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees: there must be a righteousness from an inward principle, there must be a strong, constant desire of righteousness more then of any thing in the world, before we can be assured of our interest, and part with Gods people. Let us take heed, that we delude not our selves this way.