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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.
Gods presence and assistance to support his children in trouble is invincible, they have gladness and comfort that we wo•e not of; they commit the ⟨p. 215⟩safety of their souls to God, and he seems to neglect them, if we look to their outward man, but they have a Paradise in their conscience, God preserves their souls from sin, and their consciences from despair, they have an invisible protection. There was a sense about Job that the Devils saw, and a guard of Angels that Elijah saw, and that his servant saw afterwards. Wicked men see not the guard of spirits that is about the children of God, (as Christ saith) They have meat the world knows not of; they feed on hidden comforts.
Gods presence and assistance to support his children in trouble is invincible, they have gladnesse and comfort that wee wo•e not of; they commit the ⟨p. 215⟩safety of their soules to God, and hee seemes to neglect them, if we looke to their outward man, but they have a Paradise in their conscience, God preserves their soules from sinne, and their consciences from despaire, they have an invisible protection. There was a sence about Iob that the Devils saw, and a guard of Angels that Elias saw, and that his servant saw afterwards. Wicked men see not the guard of spirits that is about the children of God, (as Christ saith) They have meate the world knowes not of; they feed on hidden comforts.
As for carnal men that do not commit themselves to God, they have no preservation, but rather a reservation to a further evil: Pharaoh was kept from the ten plagues, but was drowned in the sea at last; and ⟨p. 216⟩Sodom was kept by Abraham, he fought for them, but yet it was destroyed with fire and Brimstone afterwards.