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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.
There is a secret obedience in all things to God, when his will is that they shall do this or that: why doth the Sea keep his bounds, when as the nature and position of the Sea is to be above the earth? It is the command of GOD that hath said, Let it be there, and hither shall thy proud waves go, and no further. I might give many instances how GOD doth all by his word; The Devils are at his word, the whales, the Sea, when Christ rebukes it obeys.
There is a s•cret obedience in all things to God, when his will is that they shall doe this or that: why doth the Sea keepe his bounds, when as the nature and position of the Sea is to bee above the earth? It is the command of GOD that hath sayd, Let it bee there, and hither shall thy proud waues goe, and no further. I might give many instances how GOD doth all by his word; The Divells are at his word, the whales, the Sea, when Christ rebukes it obeyes.
It should teach us not to displease this GOD,1 that can strike us in the middest of our sins even with a word. Let us fear this GOD, put case we had no enemy in the world, God can arm a mans humours against him, he can raise the spirit, and soul against it self, and make it fight against it self by desperate thoughts, he needed not foreign forces for Ahithophel ▪ and Saul, he could arm their own souls against themselves. And when he will take down the greatest Giant in the world, he needs not foreign forces, it is but working of a disease, but ⟨p. 88⟩giving way to a humour, but inflaming the spirits, and the soul shall abhor all manner of meat.
It should teach us not to displease this GOD,1 that can strike us in the middest of our sinnes even with a word. Let us feare this GOD, put case we had no enemie in the world, God can arme a mans humours against him, he can raise the spirit, and soule against it selfe, and make it fight against it selfe by desperate thoughts, hee needed not forreine forces for Achitophel and Saul, he could arme their owne soules against themselves. And when hee will take downe the greatest Gyant in the world, he needs not forreine forces, it is but working of a disease, but