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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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Everlasting in these respects. For when we are in Christ, and made one with him by faith, he having satisfied Gods wrath for us, and made him peaceable, then God is become our father, and he is an everlasting father, his love to us in Christ is like himself, immutable. For even as Christ, when he took upon him our nature, he made an everlasting Covenant with our nature, married our nature to himself for ever, and never layeth aside his human nature, so he will never lay aside his mystical body, his Church. As Christ is God-man for ever, so mystical Christ, the Church, is his body for ever. As Christ will not lose his natural, so he will not lose his mystical body, I will marry thee to my self for ever (saith God in the Prophet) so then it is everlasting in respect of God, he being Immutable, I am God saith he, Mal. 3. 6.) and I change not, and Christ, the foundation of the covenant, is everlasting.
Everlasting in these respects. For when wee are in Christ, and made one with him by faith, hee having satisfied Gods wrath for us, and made him peaceable, then God is become our father, and he is an everlasting father, his love to us in Christ is like himselfe, immutable. For even as Christ, when hee tooke upon him our nature, he made an everlasting Covenant with our nature, married our nature to himself for ever, and never layeth aside his humaine nature, so he will never lay aside his misticall body, his Church. As Christ is God-man for ever, so misticall Christ, the Church, is his body for ever. As Christ will not lose his naturall, so he will not lose his misticall body, I will marry thee to my selfe for ever (saith God in the Prophet) so then it is everlasting in respect of God, hee being Immutable, I am God saith he, Mal. 3. 6.) and I change not, and Christ, the foundation of the covenant, is everlasting.
And then again it is everlasting, in regard of us, because, if we be not wanting to our selves, we shall be for evermore, in Grace here, and in Glory for ever: the fruits of Grace in us, that is, the work of the Spirit, it is