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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 5: THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVIL TIMES.Sermon 5: THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVILL TIMES.
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All his ways are mercy and truth; 1they are not only merciful and good and gracious, but Mercy and Truth it self: If he show himself to be a father, he is a true father, a true friend, a true Creator and Protector; (as one saith) Shall I cause others to fear, and be a Tyrant my self? All other faithfulness is but a Beam of that which is in God: Shall not he be most faithful that makes other things faithful?
All his wayes are mercy and truth; 1they are not onely mercifull and good and gracious, but Mercy and Truth it selfe: If he shew himselfe to bee a father, hee is a true father, a true friend, a true Creator and Protector; (as one saith) Shall I cause others to feare, and bee a Tyrant my selfe? All other faithfulnesse is but a Beame of that which is in God: Shall not hee bee most faithful that makes other things faithfull?
Now this faithfulness of God is here a ground of this duty of ⟨p. 173⟩committing our selves to him, and we may well trust him, whose word hath been seven times tried in the fire; 1there is no dross in it. Every word of God is a sure word, his truth is a Shield and Buckler, we may well trust in it; therefore when you read of any singular promise in the New Testament,2 it is said, This is a faithful saying, &c. (that is) this is such a speech as we may trust to, it is the speech of a faithful Creator.