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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.
Now this well doing must be distinguished into two times.
Now this well doing must bee distinguished into two times.
1. Before our suffering; when a son of belial shall offer violence to a poor Saint of God, what a comfort is this, that he suffers in well doing; Oh beloved, we should so carry our ⟨p. 139⟩selves that none might speak evil justly against us, that none, unless it were wrongfully might do us hurt; we should be in an estate of well doing continually in our general and particular callings, we must not go out of our sphere, but serve God in our standings, that if trouble comes it may find us in a way of well pleasing, either doing works of charity, or else the works of our particular calling, wherein God hath set, us; In all that befalls thee look to this, that thou suffer not as an evil doer.
1. Before our suffering; when a sonne of belial shall offer violence to a poore Saint of God, what a comfort is this, that hee suffers in well doing; Oh beloved, wee should so carry our ⟨p. 139⟩selves that none might speak evil justly against us, that none, unlesse it were wrongfully might doe us hurt; we should be in an estate of well doing continually in our generall and particular callings, wee must not goe out of our spheare, but serve God in our standings, that if trouble comes it may finde us in a way of well pleasing, either doing workes of charity, or else the workes of our particular calling, wherein God hath set, us; In all that befals thee looke to this, that thou suffer not as an evill doer.