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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.
As Christianity is an excellent estate, an admirable advancing of a man to a higher condition, so it must not seem strange for those that are Christians, to be raised to a higher ⟨p. 147⟩pitch of soul then other men. S•e how our Saviour dealt in this particular,1 Father, forgive them, they know not what they do; and so likewise Stephen, (being led by the same spirit of Christ) desired God not to lay this sin to their charge; 2and so all the Martyrs in the first state of the Church, (when the blood of Christ was warm, and the remembrance of Christ was fresh) were wont to pray for their enemies, committing their souls to God in well doing.
As Christianity is an excellent estate, an admirable advancing of a man to a higher condition, so it must not seeme strange for those that are Christians, to bee raysed to a higher ⟨p. 147⟩pitch of soule then other men. S•e how our Saviour dealt in this particular,1 Father, forgive them, they know not what they doe; and so likewise Stephen, (being led by the same spirit of Christ) desired God not to lay this sinne to their charge; 2and so all the Martyrs in the first state of the Church, (when the blood of Christ was warme, and the remembrance of Christ was fresh) were wont to pray for their enemies, committing their soules to God in well doing.
- 1Luke 23. 34.
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