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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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Again, if we make God our God, we may know it by our obedience, especially by the obedience of the inward man; when the inward man is vowed to God, when a man yieldeth inward obedience to God, it is a sign that God is his God; when a man can arraign his thoughts and desires before God, & when lusts rise in his heart contrary to the Spirit, he checks them presently, this becometh not those that are Gods, it beseemeth not those that walk after God, that have Gods Spirit for their leader, therefore he is ashamed presently of base tentations. A Christian ⟨p. 132⟩can perform the first and last Commandments, which are the most spiritual Commandments, he can make God his God in his affections, his affections are placed upon him alone, (as I have showed before) he can yield up all his inward affections of fear and love and joy, and such like unto God, which is the sum of the first Commandment, and he can be content not to have his lusts rage and range, suppresses his very thoughts and desires, will not suffer any thing to rise in his heart unchecked and uncontrolled, which is the sum of the tenth Commandment, I mean he can do it in some measure. And there is a inward passive obedience too: It is God (as David and other Saints said) It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good in his own eyes. I am Gods and he shall dispose of me; the soul that knoweth God to be his God, hath an inward obedience of contentation with his estate: God is my portion, and it is large enough, the earth is his and the fullness thereof, therefore I will be content to be at his disposing whether it be more or less, and if any murmuring arise in his heart against God, in respect of his estate or otherwise, he presently suppresseth it, as being contrary to the blessed government that a Christian is under, that should resign his whole soul unto God.
Againe, if we make God our God, we may know it by our obedience, especially by the obedience of the inward man; when the inward man is vowed to God, when a man yeeldeth inward obedience to God, it is a signe that God is his God; when a man can araigne his thoughts and desires before God, & when lusts rise in his heart contrary to the Spirit, he checks them presently, this becommeth not those that are Gods, it beseemeth not those that walke after God, that have Gods Spirit for their leader, therefore he is ashamed presently of base tentations. A Christian ⟨p. 132⟩