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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.
And let us not only mourn for the sins of the times, but labour also to repress them all ⟨p. 43⟩we can, and stand in the gap, endeavouring by our prayers and tears to stop Gods judgments.
And let us not onely mourne for the sinnes of the times, but labour also to represse them all ⟨p. 43⟩we can, and stand in the gappe, endeavouring by our prayers and teares to stop Gods judgments.
And we should set a high price upon that Religion and the blessings of God which we do enjoy,1 lest we force God to take them from us;2 and so we come to know that by the want of it, which we did not value when we possessed it; Oh let us esteem the treasure of the Gospel at a higher rate then ever we have done; we see how it is slighted by most of the world, how they shake the blessed truths of God, and call them into question, being indifferent for any Religion; Is this our proficiency beloved? It behooves us to store up all the sanctified knowledge we can, and to take heed we yield not to any that would either weaken our judgement in Religion, or our affections ⟨p. 44⟩to the best things; we should every one in his place labour to stop dissentions in this kind, and knit our heart together as one man in unity and concord; factions have always fractions going with them; unity makes strong, but Division weakeneth any people; Even Satan's kingdom, divided against it self cannot stand.
And wee should set a high price upon that Religion and the blessings of God which wee doe injoy,