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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.
Judgement is correction moderated to Gods children;1 Judgment is twofold in Scripture; 2the statutes of God are called judgements, and the corrections of God are called judgements; The Statutes are called judgements, because they judge what we should do, and what we should not do; Now when we do not ⟨p. 49⟩that we should▪ he is forced to judge us actually with real judgments.
Iudgement is correction moderated to Gods children;1 Iudgment is twofold in Scripture; 2the statutes of God are called judgements, and the corrections of God are called judgements; The Statutes are called judgements, because they judge what we should doe, and what wee should not doe; Now when wee doe not ⟨p. 49⟩that wee should▪ hee is forced to judge us actually with reall judgments.
- 1Answ.
- 2What is meant by judgement, and the divers kind• of it.
The real judgements of God, are either, 1. upon the wicked, (and so they are judgements in •ury, for there is not the least taste of his love in them to wicked men; they can make no sanctified use of them, because they are not directed to them for their good.) Or 2. to Gods children, and so they are moderate corrections, and therefore the Prophet so often urgeth,