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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.
But you will say,1 I may apprehend a lie; perhaps God is not my GOD, and then it is presumption to say so.
- 1Object.
Whosoever casts himself upon GOD out of the sense of sin,1 to be ruled by God for the time to come, shall obtain mercy. Now dost thou so? doth thy conscience tell thee, I cast my self up. on God for better direction, I would be ruled as GOD and the Ministry of the Word would have me hereafter: If so, thou hast put this question out of question: thou doubtest whether ⟨p. 305⟩there God be thy God; I tell thee God is the God of all that seek him, and obey him in truth; but thy conscience tells thee thou dost this; certainly then, whatsoever thou wert before, God is now before hand with thee, he offers himself to be thy God, if thou trust in him, and wilt be ruled by him; and not only so, but he entreats us, (we should beseech him, but he entreats us, such is his love; nay he commands 2us to believe in his Son Jesus CHRIST. Now when I join with Gods entreaty, Oh Lord, thou offerest thy self, thou invitest me, thou commandest me, I yield obedience and submit to thy good word; then the match is stricken and made up in doing so; God is thy God, and Christ is thy Christ, and thou must improve this claim and interest here in all the passages ⟨p. 306⟩of thy life long, Lord thou art my God, therefore teach me, thou art my GOD, I have given my self to thee, I have set up thee in my heart above all things, tho• art in my soul above all sin, above all profits and pleasures whatsoever, therefore save me and deliver me, have pity upon me, &c. The claim is good when we have truly given our selves up to him,