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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.
Now God will have it thus to sweeten heaven unto us;1 after a conflicting life peace is welcome, §1heaven is heaven indeed §2after trouble; we can relish it then. Because God will discard hypocrites, in this life; who take up so much of Religion, as stands with their case and credit in the world, avoiding every difficulty ⟨p. 113⟩which accompanies godliness, but so they may swim two ways at once, go on in their lusts still and be religious withal, this they approve of; therefore God will have it a hard matter to be saved to frustrate the vain hopes of such wretches▪ Alas, it is an easy matter to be an hypocrite, but not to live godly.
Now God will have it thus to sweeten heaven unto us;1 after a conslicting life peace is welcome, §1heven is heaven indeed §2after trouble; wee can relish it then. Because God will discard hypocrites, in this life; who take up so much of Religiō, as stands with their case and credit in the world, avolding every difficulty ⟨p. 113⟩which accompanyes go•linesse, but so they may swimme two wayes at once, goe on in their lusts still and bee religious withall, this they approve of; therefore God will have it a hard matter to bee saved to frustrate the vaine hopes of such wretches▪ Alas, it is an easy matter to bee an hypocrite, but not to live godly.
- 1Why God will have the righteous with such difficulty saved.Why God will have the right•ous with such difficulty saved.