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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 3: THE DIFFICULTY OF SALVATION.Sermon 3: THE DIFFICVLTY OF SALVATION.
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.
Because there is much ado to get Lot out of Sodom, 1to get Israel out of Egypt, 2it is no easy matter to get a man out of the state of corruption; oh the sweetness of sin to an unregenerate ⟨p. 106⟩man, oh how it cuts his very heart, to think what pleasures and what profits, & what friends, and what esteem amongst men he must part withal; what a doe is there to pull him out of the kingdom of Satan, wherein the strong man held him before?
Because there is much adoe to get Lot out of Sodome, 1to get Israel out of Egypt, 2it is no easie matter to get a man out of the state of corruption; oh the sweetnesse of sinne to an unregenerate ⟨p. 106⟩man, oh how it cuts his very heart, to thinke what pleasures and what profits, & what friends, and what esteeme amongst men he must part withall; what a doe is there to pull him out of the kingdome of Sathan, wherein the strong man held him before?
- 1Observ. 1.
- 2Why the righteous shall scarcely be saved.Why the righteous shall scarcely bee saved.
Again, it is hard in regard of the sin that continually cleaves to them in this world, which doth as it were shackle them, and compass them about in all their performances, They would do well but sin is at hand;