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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.
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.
It is therefore a silly course and dangerous, which poor worldly wretches take, who think Lord have mercy upon them, will serve their turn, and that God will certainly save their souls, when as they were never yet in the state of grace or reconciliation with him, nor never had any divorce made between them and their sins, and consequently never any league ⟨p. 187⟩between God and their souls to this day.
It is therefore a silly course and dangerous, which poore worldly wretches take, who think Lord have mercy upon them, will serve their turne, and that God will certainly save their soules, when as they were never yet in the state of grace or reconciliation with him, nor never had any divorce made betweene them and their sinnes, and consequently never any league ⟨p. 187⟩betweene God and their soules to this day.
Beloved, when once a man hath alienated his soul from God by sin, he hath then no more command of it, for the present it is quite out of his power; Now when we would commit our souls to God aright, we must first commit them to him to pardon the guilt of sin in them; when this is done, God will give us our souls again, and then they may truly be said to be our own, and not before. It is the happiness of a Christian that he is not his own, but that whether he live or die he is the Lords.
Beloved, when once a man hath alienated his soule from God by sinne, hee hath then no more command of it, for the present it is quite out of his power; Now when wee would commit our soules to God aright, wee must first commit them to him to pardon the guilt of sinne in them; when this is done, God wil give us our soules againe, and then they may truly bee said to bee our owne, and not before. It is the happinesse of a Christian that hee is not his owne, but that whether hee live or die he is the Lords.