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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.
This should teach us in any extremity or trouble to set faith on work, and seed faith with the consideration of Gods unchangeable nature, and the unchangeableness of his promises, which endure for ever; we change, but the promise changeth not, and GOD changeth not, My God still, The word of the Lord endureth for ever. GOD deals with •is people in a hidden manner, he supports with secret, though not with sensible comfort, and will be nearest when he seems to be furthest off his Children. I beseech you acquaint your selves with these things, and think it not strange that GOD comes near you in desertions, considering that it was so with Christ; present to thy soul the nature of GOD, his custom and manner of dealing, so shalt thou apprehend ⟨p. 303⟩favour in the middest of wrath, and glory in the middest of shame; we shall see life in death, we shall see through the thickest Clouds that are between GOD and us; for as God shines in the heart in his love secretly through all temptations and troubles, so there is a spirit of •aith goes back to him again, My God, my God; for faith hath a quick eye, and seeth through contraries: There is no cloud of grief but faith will pierce through it, and see a fathers heart under the carriage of an enemy; Christ had a great burden upon him, the sins of the whole world, yet he breaks through all; I am now sin, I beat the guilt of the whole world, yet under this person that I sustain I am a sonn•, and God is my God still, notwithstanding all this weight of sin upon me. And ⟨p. 304⟩shall not we beloved say, My God, in any affliction or trouble that befalls us? oh yes. In the sense of sin which is the bitterest of all, and in the sense of Gods anger, in losses and crosses, in our families, &c. let us break through those clouds, and say, My God still.
This should teach us in any extremity or trouble to set faith on worke, and seed faith with the consideration of Gods unchangeable nature, and the unchangeablenesse of his promises, which endure for ever; we change, but the promise changeth not, and GOD changeth not, My God still, The word of the Lord indureth for ever. GOD deales with •is people in a hidden maner, hee supports with secret, though not with sensible comfort, and will bee nearest when he seemes to be furthest off his Children. I beseech you acquaint your selves with these things, and thinke it not strange that GOD comes neare you in desertions, considering that it was so with Christ; present to thy soule the nature of GOD, his custome and manner of dealing, so shalt thou apprehend