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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.
Sometimes God preserves wicked men for other ends; it may be he hath some to come of their loins, who of wicked shall be made good.
Sometimes God preserves wicked men for other ends; it may bee he hath some to come of their loynes, who of wicked shall bee made good.
Again, God will be in no mans debt, those that are civilly good shall have civill prosperity, as the Romans had, they had a common wealth well governed, and they prospered many years together, as Chancer observes, God preserves wicked men from many calamities, he gives them civill wisdom, good carriage, &c. and answerable to ⟨p. 209⟩those common gifts, he gives them preservation and protection, &c. but then there is vengeance on their souls the while. Those that commit not themselves carefully and watchfully to GOD, have dead secure souls, without any life of grace or power of godliness in them. I speak this to waking Christians, that would know in what case they should live, walking in the sense and assurance of Gods love; they (I say) ought to practise this duty of committing the keeping of their souls to God in welldoing, as to a faithful Creator.
Againe, God will bee in no mans debt, those that are civilly good shall have civill prosperity, as the Romans had, they had a common wealth well governed, and they prospered many yeares together, as Chancer observes, God preserves wicked men from many calamities, hee gives them civill wisedome, good carriage, &c. and answerable to ⟨p. 209⟩those common gifts, hee gives them preservation and protection, &c. but then there is vengeance on their soules the while. Those that commit not themselves carefully and watchfully to GOD, have dead secure soules, without any life of grace or power of godlinesse in them. I speake this to waking Christians, that would know in what case they should live, walking in the sense and assurance of Gods love; they (I say) ought to practise this duty of committing the keeping of their soules to God in weldoing, as to a faithfull Creator.