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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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This should therefore be an use of direction to us, that seeing we hear, that God rules the hearts of men, that he takes away his Spirit, and leaves men to occasions, we should pray to God to rule our hearts himself; Lord take thou the rule of our hearts to govern them thy self: It was a good prayer of the Ancient Church, Oh God from whom all holy desires, and all good counsels do proceed, &c. Indeed it is he from whom all good counsels do proceed. These ten Horns, they were ten Kings, no doubt but as they were men of great place, so of great parts, but without Gods Spirit, without his light, the greatest and the wisest man is ⟨p. 25⟩but mad, he is as a man out of his wits, puzzled in darkness, and knows not which way to go. When God gives men over to their own lusts to their blind affections, they lead men to judgement, & they must needs fall into the pit.
This should therefore be an use of direction to us, that seeing we heare, that God rules the hearts of men, that hee takes away his Spirit, and leaves men to occasions, wee should pray to God to rule our hearts himselfe; Lord take thou the rule of our hearts to governe them thy selfe: It was a good prayer of the Ancient Church, Oh God from whom all holy desires, and all good counsels doe proceed, &c. Indeed it is hee from whom all good counsels doe proceed. These ten Hornes, they were ten Kings, no doubt but as they were men of great place, so of great parts, but without Gods Spirit, without his light, the greatest and the wisest man is ⟨p. 25⟩but mad, he is as a man out of his wits, puzzeled in darknesse, and knowes not which way to goe. When God gives men over to their own lusts to their blind affections, they lead men to judgement, & they must needs fall into the pit.
Let us desire God to put into our hearts holy desires, holy purposes; for from him all holy desires come; let us desire him not only to govern our estate, and to preserve our bodies from danger; but Lord keep thou our hearts, we cannot keep our hearts of our selves, do thou bend our understandings, bow our affections, and our wills, that they may run in the right way.