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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.
So likewise for the affection of love: if God be thy God, thou hast grace given thee to love him above all things; with whom God is graciously reconciled, he giveth them his Spirit to be reconciled back again to him, He loveth us, and we love him again: for we are by nature enemies to God, as he is to us, there is no wicked man in the world can love God; indeed as God is a God, that promiseth salvation he loveth him, he would fain have that, and therefore would fain be in his favour, but he cannot love God as he is in all respects, but he hateth him, and he hateth ⟨p. 128⟩his children, he trifleth with his name by oaths and blasphemy, and the like, he scorned God, he wisheth that there were no God; can this man say, that God is his God, when he doth not carry himself back again to him in his affection as his God? no such matter, he is Gods enemy, and God is his enemy. So if God be our God, if he have set his love upon us, we cannot but love him again, if he be reconciled to us, we are reconciled to him. This is a sure sign that God is our God, if we love him above all.
So likewise for the affection of love: if God be thy God, thou hast grace given thee to love him above all things; with whom God is graciously reconciled, he giveth them his Spirit to be reconciled backe againe to him, He loveth us, and we love him againe: for wee are by nature enemies to God, as hee is to us, there is no wicked man in the world can love God; indeed as God is a God, that promiseth salvation he loveth him, hee would faine have that, and therefore would faine be in his favour, but hee cannot love God as he is in all respects, but he hateth him, and hee hateth ⟨p. 128⟩his children, hee trifleth with his name by oaths and blasphemy, and the like, hee scorned God, hee wisheth that there were no God; can this man say, that God is his God, when he doth not carry himselfe backe againe to him in his affection as his God? no such matter, he is Gods enemie, and God is his enemie. So if God be our God, if hee have set his love upon us, wee cannot but love him againe, if hee be reconciled to us, wee are reconciled to him. This is a sure signe that God is our God, if we love him above all.