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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.
Commit the keeping of your ⟨p. 161⟩souls to God; 1Indeed he only can keep our souls; we cannot keep them our selves, neither can any thing else in the world do it. Some when they are sick will commit themselves to the Physician, and put all their trust in him; when they are in trouble they will commit themselves to some great friend; when they have any bad naughty cause to manage, they will commit themselves to their purse, and think that shall bear them out in any thing; one thinks his wit and policy shall secure him, another that his shifts may shelter him, &c. and indeed the heart of man is so full of Atheism, that it can never light upon the right object, to trust God alone, until it sees every thing else fail, as being insufficient to support the soul, or to yield any solid comfort in times of extremity ⟨p. 162⟩and distress.
Commit the keeping of your ⟨p. 161⟩soules to God; 1Indeed hee onely can keepe our soules; wee cannot keepe them our selves, neither can any thing else in the world doe it. Some when they are sick will commit themselves to the Physitian, and put all their trust in him; when they are in trouble they will commit themselves to some great friend; when they have any bad naughty cause to mannage, they will commit themselves to their purse, and thinke that shall beare them out in any thing; one thinkes his wit and policy shall secure him, another that his shifts may shelter him, &c. and indeed the heart of man is so full of Atheisme, that it can never light upon the right object, to trust God alone, untill it sees every thing else faile, as being insufficient to support the soule, or to yeeld any solid comfort in times of extremity