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The riches of mercy In two treatisesThe riches of mercie In two treatises
The riches of mercy In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his own hand to prevent imperfect copies.The riches of mercie In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinitie. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his owne hand to prevent imperfect copies.
London: printed by John for Francis Eglesfeild, 1638London: printed by Iohn for Francis Eglesfeild, 1638
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.
1What state is that?
- 1Take heed of known sin.Take heed of knowne sinne.
First take heed of being ⟨p. 63⟩in league with any sin, If I regard iniquity in my heart, God will not hear my prayer, nay he will not hear others prayers for us, oh what a pitiful state is it when God will not hear us nor others for us! Pray not for this people (saith God to Jeremiah) and if Noah, Daniel, and Job stood before me they should but deliver their own souls. If a man be in a peremptory course of sin, and will not be reclaimed, but is like the deaf Adder that will not be charmed, God will not hear prayers for him: will God hear a rebel when he comes to him for mercy, ⟨p. 64⟩and is in a course opposite to Gods will? As if a Traitor should come to sue for pardon with a dagger in his hand; which were to increase the treason: So when a man comes to God and cries to him and yet purposeth to live in sin, and his conscience tells him that he offers violence to GOD by his sins, and lives in rebellious courses, GOD will not hear his prayers.
First take heed of being ⟨p. 63⟩in league with any sinne, If I regard iniquitie in my heart, God will not heare my prayer, nay he will not heare others prayers for us, oh what a pittiful state is it when God will not heare us nor others for us! Pray not for this people (saith God to Ieremiah) and if Noah, Daniel, and Iob stood before mee they should but deliver their owne soules. If a man be in a peremptory course of sinne, and will not be reclaymed, but is like the deafe Adder that will not bee charmed, God will not heare prayers for him: will God heare a rebell when he comes to him for mercie,