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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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But secondly, when we have found God to be our God, then make this use of it, a use of resolution: is God my God? then I will resolve to please him, though all creatures be against me; this was their resolution in the 4. Micah, Every Nation walketh in the name of his God, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever: resolve with Joshua and others to please God, whosoever saith the contrary, to walk after the Commandments of God, whatsoever others do or say. In all discouragements ⟨p. 142⟩from men or Devils, let us set this as a buckler, God is my God. Arm our selves with resolution against all fears and threatenings of men, of men of terror, against the Arm of flesh, they say they will do this, and this; I but God is my God, all that they do they must do in his strength: Arm our selves with this, against the power and gates of hell: fear not the Devil, if we fear man or Devil more then God, fear them so, as to do any thing to displease God, we make them God: If our conscience rightly tells us, that what is to be done by us, is the will and command of God, and that herein I serve God, we need not fear any opposer, but oppose this as an Armour of proof against all creatures, against all discouragements whatsoever: And certainly experience telleth us, and approveth it to be true, that nothing can dismay a man that doth things in conscience to God, and knows God will bear him out in it, though not from danger in this world, (and yet for the most part he doth that too, those that are the stoutest men for God, are oftentimes most safe, always freed from inward dejection) yet God disposeth of it so, as that he that keeps a good conscience, shall always be a King and rule over the world, and therein he performs his promise, whatsoever discouragements he endureth outwardly, yet no discouragement can cast down that soul that looks to God; In his conscience he knows that he takes God ⟨p. 143⟩to be his, that he serveth him, and that it shall go well with him at last, that God will be All-sufficient to him, and this raiseth him above all, makes him rule and reign over his enemies, and be a terror to those that do him hurt.
But secondly, when wee have found God to be our God, then make this use of it, a use of resolution: is God my God? then I will resolve to please him, though all creatures bee against me; this was their resolution in the 4. Micah, Every Nation walketh in the name of his God, but we will walke in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever: resolve with Ioshuah and others to please God, whosoever saith the contrarie, to walke after the Commandements of God, whatsoever others do or say. In all discouragements