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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.
Think, I beseech you, how he numbers the very bones of men, they are all written in his book of Providence; he ⟨p. 206⟩knows every joint, every part which he hath made; he knows his own workmanship; therefore we may well commit our souls to him. Doth God number our superfluities, and not our natural and essential parts• Even our very hairs are numb bred, our tears are taken notice of, and put into his Bottle; our steps are told, our desires are known, our groans are not hid, we shall not lose a sigh for sin, so particular is Gods providence; he watcheth continually over us; there is not any of our members but they are all written in his Book, so that be,1 will not suffer a bone to be broken: We should therefore daily resign up our souls to his merciful tuition, and bind our selves to lead unblamable lives before him, resolving against every sinful course, ⟨p. 207⟩wherein we would be afraid to look his Majesty in the face; What a comfortable life were the life of Christians, if they would exercise themselves to walk as in the presence of the Almighty? This is that which the Scripture speaks of Enoch, 2and the rest, who are said to have walked with God; that is, to have committed themselves and their souls to him, […] faithful Creator.
Thinke, I beseech you, how hee numbers the very bones of men, they are all written in his booke of Providence; hee ⟨p. 206⟩knowes every joynt, every part which he hath made; he knows his owne workmanship; therefore wee may well commit our soules to him. Doth God number our superfluities, and not our naturall and essentiall parts• Even our very haires are num• bred, our teares are taken notice of, and put into his Bottle; our steps are told, our desires are knowne, our groanes are not hidd, we shall not lose a sigh for sinne, so particular is Gods providence; hee watcheth continually over us; there is not any of our members but they are all written in his Booke, so that bee,