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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
CHRISTS SUFFERINGS, FOR MANS SIN.CHRISTS SVFFERINGS, FOR MANS SINNE.
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.
The deeper our thoughts are of the odiousness of sin, the deeper our comfort and joy in Christ will be after; therefore I beseech you work your hearts to a serious consideration what that sin is that we cherish so much, and will not be reproved for, and which we leave GOD and heaven, and all to embrace; conceive of it as God doth that must be a Judge, and will one day call us to a strict account for the same.
The deeper our thoughts are of the odiousnesse of sinne, the deeper our comfort and joy in Christ will bee after; therefore I beseech you work your hearts to a serious consideration what that sinne is that we cherish so much, and will not be reproved for, and which wee leave GOD and heaven, and all to imbrace; conceive of it as God doth that must bee a Judge, and will one day call us to a strict account for the same.
If Christ cried out thus, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? as being our surety for ⟨p. 272⟩our sins, we may see what to conceive of sin, and of GOD the better.
If Christ cryed out thus, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? as being our surety for ⟨p. 272⟩our sinnes, we may see what to conceive of sinne, and of GOD the better.
But above all things I desire you to see often in this glass, in this book of Christ crucified, (it is an excellent book to study) the mercy of God and the love of Christ, the height, and depth, and breadth of Gods love in Jesus Christ, which hath no dimensions: What set God on work to plot this excellent work of our salvation and redemption by such a surety; was it not mercy? did not that awaken wisdom to reconcile justice and mercy to Christ? But what stirred up this wisdom of God? Oh, bowels of compassion to man; he would not have man perish, when the Angels did without remedy.