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The saints safety in evil times Delivered at St Mary's in Cambridge the fifth…The saints safetie in evill times Delivered at St Maries in Cambridge the fift…
The saints safety in evil times Delivered at St Mary's in Cambridge the fifth of November, upon occasion of the Powder-Plot. Whereunto is annexed a passion-sermon, preached at Mercers Chapel London upon Good-Friday. As also the happiness of enjoying Christ laid open at the funeral of Mr Sherland late recorder of Northampton. Together with the most virtuous life and heavenly end of that religious gentleman. By R. Sibbes D.D. master of Katherine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher at Gray's-Inn London.The saints safetie in evill times Delivered at St Maries in Cambridge the fift of November, upon occasion of the Povvder-Plot. Whereunto is annexed a passion-sermon, preached at Mercers Chappel London upon Good-Friday. As also the happinesse of enjoying Christ laid open at the funerall of Mr Sherland late recorder of Northampton. Together with the most vertuous life and heavenly end of that religious gentleman. By R. Sibbes D.D. master of Katherine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher at Grayes-Inne London.
London: printed by M. Flesher for R. Dawlman, 1634
THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVIL TIMES.THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVILL TIMES.
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.
Again, they were very diligent §5in it,1 for it was a curious web; And as in weaving, head and band, eye and foot, all go together, so here they mustered up all their wits. Judas is awake when Peter sleeps
Againe, they were very diligent §5in it,1 for it was a curious webb; And as in weaving, head and band, eye and foot, all goe together, so here they mustered up all their wits. Iudas is awake when Peter sleepes
- 1Diligenec in it.
And which is worst of all,§6 they were so well pleased with the brat of their own brain, ⟨p. 8⟩1that they travelled of it; it increases guilt, when men upon view and fight of their plot, grow so far in love with it, that they long to be delivered of it; the more the soul dwells upon and sinful plot, the more efragement there is from God; because the happiness of the soul consists in cleaving to God the fountain of all good; the more deliberation any man takes in sinning, the more his soul is pleased with wickedness. A heart long exercised in sin will admit of no impression of grace; for the spirits are so absorpt with other designs, that they are dry and dead to better things. Many thousands are in hell at this day, for suffering their spirits to thove them too far into sin; Many suck out the delight of sin before they act it, as Esau pleased himself ⟨p. 9⟩