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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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Examine what affections we have to God: (for it is affection, that makes a Christian) single out some few that we are most offending in. As first, for fear, it may shame us all, (indeed a Christian upon his best resolutions is better) but the ordinary carriage of men is, they fear men more then God, they fear every thing more then him that they should fear above all. For instance, is the retired carriage of men to God, such as their carriage is to the eye of the world? will not they do that in secret ofttimes, that they will not do openly? in secret they will commit this or that sin, and think, who seeth? there are secret abominations in the closet of their hearts, they will not fear to do that in the eye of God, that they fear to do in the eye of a child of six years old, that is of any discretion: Is this to make God our God, when we fear the eye of a silly mortal creature more then the eye of God, that is ten thousand times brighter then the Sun, that ⟨p. 126⟩is our Judge, is God our God the whiles? undoubtedly, when God is made our God, there is an awe of the eye of heaven upon a man in all places, therefore this is the condition of the Covenant, Walk before me, or walk as in my sight; how do we walk before God as in his sight, when there is such a great deal of difference in our carriage secretly, and before the eyes of men? when we labour more to approve our carriage to men, then we make conscience of our spirits to God? This may shame us, even the best of us who are in Covenant with God, and have made God our God, we have cause to be abased for this: and surely one of the best ways to make Gods children abased and humbled, is to compare the different proportion of their carriage, how they carry themselves to men, whom they respect, and to outward things in the world, and how they carry themselves to God: if God be our God, there will be an universal fear and care to please God in all times and in all places, because he is everywhere, darkness and light are all one to him.
Examine what affections wee have to God: (for it is affection, that makes a Christian) single out some few that we are most offending in. As first, for feare, it may shame us all, (indeed a Christian upon his best resolutions is better) but the ordinary carriage of men is, they feare men more then God, they feare every thing more then him that they should feare above all. For instance, is the retyred carriage of men to God, such as their carryage is to the eye of the world? will not they doe that in secret ofttimes, that they will not doe openly? in secret they will commit this or that sinne, and thinke, who seeth? there are secret abominations in the closet of their hearts, they will not feare to doe that in the eye of God, that they feare to doe in the eye of a child of sixe yeares old, that is of any discretion: Is this to make God our God, when wee feare the eye of a silly mortall creature more then the eye of God, that is tenne thousand times brighter then the Sunne, that