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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.
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I beseech you let us be acquainted with the practise of this duty,1 and labour to be in such a state as God may own us,2 and receive our poor souls ⟨p. 236⟩to himself; Let us keep them pure and undefiled, and labour to improve our Talents, that when we give any thing to God we may say, Lord, according to the grace I have received, I have kept it, and therefore now return it to thee again.
I beseech you let us bee acquainted with the practise of this duty,1 and labour to bee in such a state as God may owne us,2 and receive our poore soules ⟨p. 236⟩to himselfe; Let us keepe them pure and unde•iled, and labour to improve our Talents, that when we give any thing to God we may say, Lord, according to the grace I have received, I have kept it, and therefore now returne it to thee againe.
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- 2Exhortation.
Beloved, when trouble of conscience comes, when sickness and death comes, what will become of a man that hath not this sweet acquaintance with God? he was a stranger to God in the time of prosperity, and God is now a stranger to him in adversity. Saul was a profane spirited man, he did not acquaint himself with God in the time of his happiness, and therefore in time of distress he goes first to the Witch, and then to the sword point. So fareth it with all wicked wretches in their great extremities; no sooner