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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.
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.
As for carnall men that doe not commit themselves to God, they have no preservation, but rather a reservation to a further evill: Pharaoh was kept from the tenne plagues, but was drowned in the sea at last; and ⟨p. 216⟩Sodome was kept by Abraham, hee fought for them, but yet it was destroyed with fire and Brimstone afterwards.
Let us then try our trust in God: those that intend to embark themselves and their estates in a ship, will be sure to try it first: This committing of our souls to God, must be our ship to carry us through the waves of this troublesome world to the heavenly Canaan of rest and peace: We should therefore search and prove the same, whether it be indeed safe and sound, able to support our souls in the evil day, and not leak and prove insufficient for us.
Let us then try our trust in God: those that intend to imbarke themselves and their estates in a shipp, will bee sure to try it first: This committing of our soules to God, must be our shippe to carry us through the waves of this troublesome world to the heavenly Canaan of rest and peace: Wee should therefore search and prove the same, whether it be indeed safe and sound, able to support our soules in the evill day, and not leake and prove insufficient for us.