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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 4: THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVIL TIMES.Sermon 4: THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVILL TIMES.
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.
Gods will concerning our suffering is permissive in respect of those that do us harm, but in regard of our patient enduring injuries, it is his approving and commanding will; we are enjoined to suffer, and they are permitted to wrong us.
Gods will concerning our suffering is permissive in respect of those that doe us harme, but in regard of our patient enduring injuries, it is his approving and commanding will; wee are enjoyned to suffer, and they are permitted to wrong us.
It seems then there is some excuse for those that persecute the Saints,1 they do but according to Gods will, and if it be so who dares speak against them?
It seemes then there is some excuse for those that persecute the Saints,1 they doe but according to Gods will, and if it bee so who dares speake against them?
- 1Object.
It is not Gods commanding will,1 ⟨p. 131⟩but his suffering will; he useth their malice for his own ends; God lets the rain loose upon their necks; as a man is said to set a dog upon another when he unlooseth his chain; so God is said to command them, when he lets them loose to do mischief; they are full of malice themselves, which God useth as Physicians do their poison to cure poison; God and they go two contrary ways, as a man in a ship walks one way, but is carried another. In the death of Christ the will of Judas and the rest went one way, and Gods will another; so in all our sufferings, when God useth wicked men, their will is destructive and hostile, but Gods will is clean otherwise, aiming at the good of his people in all this. Nebuchadnezzar did the will of God in carrying the people captive,