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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.
Was Christ ignorant of the ⟨p. 293⟩cause of Gods forsaking him?1
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No, he knew the cause,1 for his sufferings were intolerable, but taking our nature upon him, he takes our speech also, and expresseth himself like to a miserable man, having the greatest affliction that ever was upon a Creature. The divine nature of Christ stopped the excess of any passion; he was turbated but not perturbated, he was moved with the sins of men, but not removed; he was as water in a clear glass, there is nothing but water though you stir it never so much, if there were mud in it, it would so•one be unclean; we cannot stir our affections and complain but with a tincture of sin, it was not so with Christ, he knew when to raise and when to allay his affections; and though there were much nature in these affections, ⟨p. 294⟩a natural shunning of grief, and a natural desire of Gods presence, yet here was grace to direct and sanctify the same; for nature sometimes carries grace with a stronger wind, more fully when they go both in one current, as here: It was grace to have the love of GOD, yea, it was death to be without it, and it was sinless nature to desire ease, for (without sin) nature may desire ease, so it be with submission of it self to God. For the soul may have divers desires as there are divers objects presented to it; when the soul apprehends relief and ease, it rejoices and is glad; but when upon higher considerations and better ends there is pain presented to the soul to do it good, the soul may desire that, and upon deliberation choose that it refused before: A