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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.
If we would stir up our selves to praise God let us consider our own unworthiness? 1As in prayer, ⟨p. 114⟩there must be a humble heart, for a man will not seek abroad, if he have somewhat at home, poverty of spirit and humility of heart, makes a man pray: so it is the humble soul that praiseth God, that sees no desert in it self, this is one way to help us to praise God, to see nothing in our selves, why God should so regard us, as to give us our lives for a prey, to set his love on us, and to follow us with good, nay we have deserved the contrary, that God should leave us, and expose us to misery, rather then to watch over us by his providence: what is ⟨p. 115⟩in us? It is he that hath made us, and not we our selves, & he made us again, when we were sinners when we were worse then naught, therefore to humble us, we must consider our own unworthiness, he that knows himself unworthy of any favour, he will be thankful even for the least, as we see in Jacob, I am less then the least of all thy favours, therefore he was thankful for the least: so we see here in the text, these men are stirred up to praise God, they saw no other help, no worthiness in themselves, they were at the gates of death, in a desperate estate, ⟨p. 116⟩O that such men would praise God, indeed such men are fittest to praise God, that can ascribe help to nothing but to God, to no second causes.
If we would stirre up our selues to prayse God let us consider our owne vnworthinesse? 1As in prayer, ⟨p. 114⟩there must be a humble heart, for a man will not seeke abroad, if hee haue somewhat at home, poverty of spirit and humilitie of heart, makes a man pray: so it is the humble soule that praiseth God, that sees no desert in it selfe, this is one way to help us to prayse God, to see nothing in our selues, why God should so regard us, as to giue us our lives for a prey, to set his loue on us, and to follow us with good, nay we haue deserved the contrary, that God should leave us, and expose us to misery, rather then to watch over us by his providence: what is