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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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We must desire God to preserve our souls,1 whatsoever becomes of these;2 our principal care must be that that be not blemished in the least kind; for ⟨p. 157⟩alas, other things must be parted with first or last, this body of ours, or whatsoever is dear in the world must be stripped from us, and laid in the dust ere long. But here is our comfort, though our body be dead, yet our souls are themselves still; dead S. Paul is Paul still: our body is but the case or tabernae le wherein our soul dwells; especially a mans self is his soul, keep that and keep all. I beseech you therefore, as things are in worth and excellency in Gods account, let our esteem be answerable: you have many complements in the world, how doth your body, &c. mere complements indeed, but how few will enquire how our souls do, alas, that is in poor case; the body perhaps is well looked unto, that is clothed, and care taken that nothing be ⟨p. 158⟩wanting to it, but the poor soul is ragged and wounded, and naked; Oh that men were sensible of that miserable condition their poor souls are in?
We must desire God to preserve our soules,1 whatsoever becomes of these;2 our principall care must bee that that bee not blemished in the least kinde; for ⟨p. 157⟩alas, other things must bee parted with first or last, this bodie of ours, or whatsoever is deare in the world must bee stripped from us, and layed in the dust ere long. But here is our comfort, though our body be dead, yet our soules are themselves still; dead S. Paul is Paul still: our body is but the case or tabernae le wherein our soule dwels; especially a mans selfe is his soule, keepe that and keep all. I beseech you therefore, as things are in worth and excellency in Gods account, let our esteeme bee answerable: you have many complements in the world, how doth your body, &c. meere complements indeed, but how few will enquire how our soules doe, alas, that is in poore case; the body perhaps is well looked unto, that is cloathed, and care taken that nothing bee