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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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When the covenant of works was disannulled by ours sins, because we could not fulfil the Law exactly, and perpetually, God will have a new Covenant, if we believe in Christ, we shall have everlasting life. Now if we stick to the one, we must renounce the other, if it be of faith, it is not of works, and if it be of works, it is not of faith. This was excellently signified by Joshua and Moses. Joshua bringeth the people to Canaan and not Moses, Moses doth not bring any to heaven, it must be Joshua, the Type of the true Jesus, that must bring them through Jordan to Canaan. This was typified also in the Ark: there was the Law, the Covenant of works in the Ark, but the propitiatory, the Mercy-seat was above the Ark, above the Law, and from thence, God made all his Answers, to signify to us, that we can have nothing to do with the Law without the Propitiatory: Christ is the Propitiatory, the Mercy-seat; in Christ God heareth us, he makes all his Answers in the Propitiatory, Christ. Therefore when the question is of salvation, how we have title to heaven; Not by the merit of works, for then we reverse the Covenant of grace, but our title is merely by Gods mercy in Christ apprehended by faith. The evidence indeed to prove our faith to be a true faith, is from works, but the title we have is only by Christ, only by grace. Here we must appeal from Sinai to Zion: from the Law to the Gospel, from Moses to Christ; ⟨p. 113⟩we must fly with Joab to the homes of the Altar, that must be our refuge; fly to Christ in the Covenant of grace, and we shall not be pulled from thence as Joab was from the Altar, there let us live and die.
When the covenant of workes was disanuled by ours sinnes, because we could not fulfill the Law exactly, and perpetually, God will have a new Covenant, if wee beleeve in Christ, we shall have everlasting life. Now if wee sticke to the one, we must renounce the other, if it be of faith, it is not of workes, and if it be of workes, it is not of faith. This was excellently signified by Ioshua and Moses. Ioshua bringeth the people to Canaan and not Moses, Moses doth not bring any to heaven, it must be Ioshua, the Type of the true Jesus, that must bring them through Iordan to Canaan. This was typified also in the Arke: there was the Law, the Covenant of workes in the Arke, but the propitiatory, the Mercy-seate was above the Arke, above the Law, and from thence, God made all his Answers, to signifie to us, that we can have nothing to doe with the Law without the Propitiatory: Christ is the Propitiatory, the Mercy-seate; in Christ God heareth us, he makes all his Answers in the Propitiatory, Christ. Therefore when the question is of salvation, how wee have title to heaven; Not by the merit of workes, for then we reverse the Covenant of grace, but our title is meerely by Gods mercy in Christ apprehended by faith. The evidence indeed to prove our faith to be a true faith, is from workes, but the title we have is onely by Christ, onely by grace. Here we must appeale from Sinai to Sion: from the Law to the Gospell, from Moses to Christ;