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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.
The ground hereof is this,1 A Christian is the wisest man in the world, and he understands well enough that God is All-sufficient; he sees there is a greater good in God than he can have in the Creature, and counts it madness to offend God to please the creature, because there is a greater evil to be expected from God, than from the Creature, though it were the greatest Monarch in the world, considering therefore that he hath his best good in his union with God, and in keeping his peace with him, he will not break with him for any Creature. ⟨p. 224⟩And thus he doth wisely, for he knows, if he lose his life he shall have a better life of God than he hath in his body; for God is his life, God is his soul and his comfort, and he hath his being from God, he is his Creator, and he hath a better being in God when he dyes than he had when he lived: for our being in God makes us happy, and therefore Christ saith, He that loves his life, before God and a good cause, hates it; and he that hates his life when Christ calls for it, loves it, for he hath a better life in him; we give nothing to God, but he returns it a thousand times better than we gave it. Let us yield our lives to him, we shall have them in heaven if they be taken away on earth. He will give us our goods a thousand sold, we shall have more favour in God ⟨p. 225⟩then in any Creature, and therefore a Christian out of this ground commits himself to God, though he foresee never so much danger like to fall upon him.
The ground hereof is this,1 A Christian is the wisest man in the world, and hee understands well enough that God is Alsufficient; hee sees there is a greater good in God than hee can have in the Creature, and counts it madnesse to offend God to please the creature, because there is a greater evill to bee expected from God, than from the Creature, though it were the greatest Monarch in the world, considering therefore that he hath his best good in his union with God, and in keeping his peace with him, hee will not breake with him for any Creature. ⟨p. 224⟩