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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.
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Others there are, who if once they come to suffer, presently fall to shifting and plotting, how to get forth again by unlawful means, oftentimes making shipwreck of a good conscience, and dishonouring the Gospel of God. I beseech you consider these things. Every man ⟨p. 149⟩would have Christ, and be religious, so long as they may enjoy peace and quietness; but if once trouble or persecution arises, then farewell religion, they cast off their profession then. I wish this were not the case of many seeming Christians in these our days.
Others there are, who if once they come to suffer, presently fall to shifting and plotting, how to get forth againe by unlawfull meanes, oftentimes making shipwracke of a good conscience, and dishonouring the Gospell of God. I beseech you consider these things. Every man ⟨p. 149⟩would have Christ, and bee religious, so long as they may enjoy peace and quietnesse; but if once trouble or persecution arises, then farewel religion, they cast off their profession then. I wish this were not the case of many seeming Christians in these our dayes.
But suppose a man carry himself ill in suffering?
But suppose a man carry himselfe ill in suffering?
There is not the least promise of comfort in Scripture to such a man, unless he return, and seek the Lord by timely repentance, for all encouragement is to well doing: Oh what a pitiful thing is it for the soul to be in such a state, as that it dares not commit it self to God? A man in evil doing cannot go home to his own conscience for comfort, nor have any inward peace in the least action he performs, so long as he doth it with false