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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
Sermon 2: THE UNGODLIES MISERY.Sermon 2: THE VNGODLIES MISERY.
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 more particularly, he obeys the Gospel that is sensible of his own miserable and sinful condition, and from a sense thereof hungereth after the grace and favour offered in Jesus Christ to pardon sin, which when he hath once obtained, walks answerable to that great mercy received, He that receives whole Christ to justify him, and sanctify him too, that receives Christ as a king to rule him, as well as a Priest to save him, such a one receives the Gospel: but those that are not sensible of their misery, or if they be, will not go to Christ, but as desperate persons fling a way the potion that ⟨p. 65⟩should cure them, these are far from obeying the Gospel of God.
But more particularly, he obeies the Gospell that is sensible of his owne miserable and sinnefull condition, and from a sense thereof hungereth after the grace and favour offered in Jesus Christ to pardon sinne, which when hee hath once obteined, walkes answerable to that great mercy receved, Hee that receives whole Christ to justifie him, and sanctifie him too, that receives Christ as a king to rule him, as well as a Preist to save him, such a one receives the Gospell: but those that are not sensible of their misery, or if they be, will not goe to Christ, but as desperate persons fling a way the potion that ⟨p. 65⟩should cure them, these are farre frō obeying the Gospel of God.
Such likewise as pretend, Oh, Christ is welcome with the pardon of sin, but yet live in gross wickedness against knowledge and conscience, and suffer him not to bear sway in their hearts, as if Christ came by blo•d alone, & not by water, whereas indeed he came as well by water to sanctify us, as by blood to die for us.
Such likewise as pretend, Oh, Christ is welcome with the pardon of sinne, but yet live in grosse wickednesse against ••owledge and conscience, and suffer him not to beare sway in their hearts, as if Christ came by blod alone, & not by water, whereas indeed he came as well by water to sanctifie us, as by bloud to die for us.