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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.
Now I beseech you consider how nearly it concerns us all to be throughly acquainted with the practise of this duty, God knows what extremities we may fall into; certainly in what condition so ever we be, either public or private, whether in contagion and infection, or war and desolation, happy are we if we have a God to go to; if we have Him to retire to in Heaven, & a good conscience to retire to in our selves, we may rest secure;1 Though the earth be removed, and the mountains be carried into the midst of the s•a, yet we shall be safe: (that is) Though the order of nature were confounded, yet there is a river shall refresh the house of God; there are Chambers of divine protection, that the Christian ⟨p. 212⟩enters into, as the Prophet saith,2 Enter into thy Chambers, and God is his habitation still: If a Christian had no shelter in the world, yet he hath an abiding place in God continually; as God dwells in him, so he dwells in God. Satan and all other the enemies of man must break through God before they can come to us, when once we commit our selves to him, as to a Tower and habitation, and enter into him as into an hiding place; the enemies must wrong him before they can hurt us; so blessed an estate it is to be in God, having commended our souls to him, as unto a faithful Creator.
Now I beseech you consider how nearly it concernes us all to bee throughly acquainted with the practise of this duty, God knowes what extremities wee may fall into; certainly in what condition so ever we bee, either publike or private, whether in contagion and infection, or warre and desolation, happy are we if we have a God to goe to; if we have Him to retire to in Heaven, & a good conscience to retire to in our selves, we may rest secure;1 Though the earth be removed, and the mountaines bee carried into the midst of the s•a, yet we shall bee safe: (that is) Though the order of nature were confounded, yet there is a river shall refresh the house of God; there are Chambers of divine protection, that the Christian