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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.
Beloved, the Devil and devilish minded men (acted with his spirit) have a special spite to the soul: Alas, what do they aim at in all their wrongs and injuries to Gods children? Do they care to hurt the body? indeed they will do this rather than nothing at all; they will rather play at small game than sit out: the Devil will enter into the Swine, rather than stand out altogether; some mischief he ⟨p. 160⟩will do however; but his main spite is at the soul, to vex and disquiet that, and taint it with sin all he can. Considering therefore that it is Satan's aim to unloose our hold from God, by defiling our souls with sin, so to put a divorce betwixt his blessed Majesty and us; oh let it be our chief care to see to that which Satan strikes at most. He did not so much care in Jobs trouble for his goods, or for his house, or children, &c. alas, he aimed at a •urther mischief than this, his plot was how to make him blaspheme and wound his soul, that so there might be a difference betwixt God and him: He first tempts us to commit sin, and afterwards to despair for sin.1
Beloved, the Devill and devilish minded men (acted with his spirit) have a speciall spight to the soule: Alas, what doe they ayme at in all their wrongs and injuries to Gods children? Doe they care to hurt the body? indeed they will doe this rather than nothing at all; they will rather play at small game than sit out: the Devill will enter into the Swine, rather than stand out altogether; some mischiefe hee ⟨p. 160⟩will doe however; but his maine spight is at the soule, to vexe and disquiet that, and taint it with sinne all he can. Considering therefore that it is Sathans ayme to unloose our hold from God, by defiling our soules with sinne, so to put a divorse betwixt his blessed Majesty and us; oh let it be our chiefe care to see to that which Sathan strikes at most. Hee did not so much care in Iobs trouble for his goods, or for his house, or children, &c. alas, he aymed at a •urther mischiefe than this, his plot was how to make him blaspheme and wound his soule, that so there might be a difference betwixt God and him: Hee first tempts us to commit sinne, and afterwards to despaire for sinne.