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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.
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 ⟨p. 150⟩aims, and carnal affections, &c. who would deprive himself of the comfort of suffering in a good cause for want of integrity? I beseech you therefore carry your selves well in any thing you either do or suffer, otherwise no blessing can be expected; for we tempt the Lord, and make him accessary to us, when we commit our souls to him in ill doing: Even as your Pirates and other Miscreants in the world, that will rob, and steal, and do wickedly, and yet pray to G O D to bless them in their base courses; what is this but to make G O D like themselves, as if he approved their thest and horrible blasphemy?
There is not the least promise of comfort in Scripture to such a man, unlesse hee returne, and seeke the Lord by timely repentance, for all incouragement is to well doing: Oh what a pittifull thing is it for the soule to bee in such a state, as that it dares not commit it selfe to God? A man in evill doing cannot goe home to his owne conscience for comfort, nor have any inward peace in the least action he performes, so long as hee doth it with false ⟨p. 150⟩aymes, and carnall affections, &c. who would deprive himselfe of the comfort of suffering in a good cause for want of integrity? I beseech you therefore carry your selves well in any thing you either doe or suffer, otherwise no blessing can bee expected; for we tempt the Lord, and make him accessary to us, when we commit our soules to him in ill doing: Even as your Pirates and other Miscreants in the world, that will robbe, and steale, and doe wickedly, and yet pray to G O D to blesse them in their base courses; what is this but to make G O D like themselves, as if hee approved their thest and horrible blasphemy?