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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.
Exercise your hope likewise,§4 set before your eyes the crown and kingdom of heaven, those admirable things contained in the Word of GOD, which no tongue can express; let hope feed upon these de•cates, cast Anchor in heaven, and see if it will not make thee go on cheerfully in a Christian course?
Exercise your hope likewise,§4 set before your eyes the crowne and kingdome of heaven, those admirable things contained in the Word of GOD, which no tongue can •xpresse; let hope feed upon these de•cates, cast Anchor in heaven, and see if it will not make thee goe on cheerefully in a Christian course?
Faith will overcome the world, all the snares of prosperity that would hinder us on the right hand. Faith, it presents things of a higher nature to the soul, better than they; faith likewise overcomes temptations on the left hand, all terrors and discomforts whatsoever, it considers these are nothing to the terror of the Lord; therefore faith is called the evidence of things not seen, 1because it presents things that are absent as ⟨p. 120⟩present to the soul: If life and happiness be once truly presented to our hearts, what can all the world do to hinder our passage thither?
Faith will overcome the world, all the snares of prosperity that would hinder us on the right hand. Faith, it presents things of a higher nature to the soule, better than they; faith likewise overcomes temptations on the left hand, all terrours and discomforts whatsoever, it considers these are nothing to the terrour of the Lord; therefore faith is called the evidence of things not seene,