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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
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.
What a wonderful mercy is this,1 that we are Gods house, that he will vouchsafe to dwell and take up his lodging in such defiled houses as our souls are; It ⟨p. 9⟩is no mean favour, that God should single out us poor wretches, to have his residence and abiding place in our souls, considering there is so much wickedness in the hearts of the best of us.
What a wonderfull mercy is this,1 that wee are Gods house, that hee will vouchsafe to dwell and take up his lodging in such desiled houses as our soules are; It ⟨p. 9⟩is no meane favour, that God should single out us poore wretches, to have his residence and abiding place in our soules, considering there is so much •ickednesse in the hearts of the best of us.
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Oh what comfort ariseth to a christian soul from the due meditation of this point; If we are Gods house, then God will be our house; Thou art our habitation (saith Moses) from generation to generation; 1Howsoever we shuffle in the world, as they did in the wilderness, now here, and now there, having no certain place of abode, but are here to day, and gone to morrow, yet in God we have an house, thou art our habitation; he is ours, and we are his. And what a comfort is this that we are Gods house; Certainly God will provide for his own house; he that lays this