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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.
There be two affections which mightily disturb the peace of Christians. 1. Sinful cares, and 2. Sinful fears; to both which we have remedies prescribed in the Scripture. 1. Fear not little flock (saith Christ) for it is your fathers will to give you a kingdom: As if he had said, Will not he that gives you heaven, give you other things? In nothing be careful, 1(saith the Apostle) that is, in a distracting manner; but do your duty, and then let your requests be made known to God, and the peace of God shall keep you; and therefore were we redeemed from the hands of our enemies, that we might ⟨p. 221⟩serve him without fear all our days.
There be two affections which mightily disturbe the peace of Christians. 1. Sinfull cares, and 2. Sinfull feares; to both which we have remedies prescribed in the Scripture. 1. Feare not little flocke (saith Christ) for it is your fathers will to give you a kingdome: As if he had said, Will not hee that gives you heaven, give you other things? In nothing be carefull, 1(saith the Apostle) that is, in a distracting manner; but doe your duty, and then let your requests bee made knowne to God, and the peace of God shall keepe you; and therefore were we redeemed from the hands of our enemies, that wee might ⟨p. 221⟩serve him without feare all our dayes.
- 1Phil. 4.
A Christian should keep an inward Sabbath in his soul, and go quietly on in doing all the good he can: what a fearful thing is it to see men lie grovelling in the earth, and live without God in the world, troubling and turmoiling themselves how to compass this thing and that thing, as if they had no God to seek unto, nor no promise to rely upon.