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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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Oh beloved, if we tender our own welfare, let us shun all unwarrantable courses, and adventure upon no action whatsoever, wherein we cannot upon good grounds desire the Lords protection: It is a fearful ⟨p. 195⟩estate for a man to undertake such courses, as that he cannot if he were surprised by judgement, suddenly commit him self to God in; The throne of iniquity shall not abide with God, he will not take a wicked man by the hand, nor own him in a distressful time.
Oh beloved, if we tender our owne welfare, let us shun all unwarrantable courses, and adventure upon no action whatsoever, wherein we cannot upon good grounds desire the Lords protection: It is a fearfull ⟨p. 195⟩estate for a man to undertake such courses, as that hee cannot if hee were surprized by judgement, suddenly commit him selfe to God in; The throne of iniquity shall not abide with God, hee will not take a wicked man by the hand, nor owne him in a distressfull time.
Study therefore I beseech you, to be always in such a blessed condition, as that you may (without tempting of God) in a holy boldness of faith resign up your souls to him. A guilty conscience cannot seek the Lord, naturally it runs away from him; peace is not easily gotten, nor the gap soon made up, therefore preserve conscience clear and unspotted, if thou wouldest have God thy refuge in time of need. Adam when he had sinned ran from God. Peter, (when our Saviour ⟨p. 196⟩discovered more than an ordinary Majesty in his miracles) said, Lord, depart from me, I am a sinful man: 1It is the work of flesh and blood to depart from God, but when a man goes to God, it is a sign he hath more than flesh and blood in him, for this cannot be done without a supernatural work of faith, which alone will make a sinful conscience fly to God, and look to him as a father in Christ, and desire him by his Almighty power, whereby he created heaven and earth, to create faith in the soul. And when thou hast cast thy soul into the arms of the Almighty, labour to settle it there; and to quiet thy self in the discharge of thy duty; say thus, Now I have done that which belongs to me, let God do that which belongs to him; I will not trouble my self