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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
THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVIL TIMES.THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVILL TIMES.
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Neither did they only conceive this hellish wickedness, ⟨p. 65⟩but were big of it, and kept it close many months, and pleased themselves in the same as monstrous and misshapen as it was; there wanted neither wit, nor counsel, nor combination, nor secret encouragement to effect it.
Neither did they onely conceive this hellish wickednesse, ⟨p. 65⟩but were bigge of it, and kept it close many moneths, and pleased themselves in the same as monstrous and mishapen as it was; there wanted neither wit, nor counsell, nor combination, nor secret incouragement to effect it.
Nay it was an holy villainy, sealed with oaths, sacrament, and all the bonds of secrecy that could be invented; Oh horrible profanation, to set Gods seal to Satan's plot; But God who delighteth to confound all presumptuous attempts, discovered it when it should have come to the birth, and so it proved but the untimely fruit of a woman.
Nay it was an holy villany, sealed with oathes, sacrament, and all the bonds of secrecy that could be invented; Oh horrible prophanation, to set Gods seale to Satans plot; But God who delighteth to confound all presumptuous attempts, discovered it when it should have come to the birth, and so it proved but the untimely fruit of a woman.
They brought forth a lye, for whereas they intended to have blown up King, and Kingdom, Church-men, & Church, Statesmen, yea the whole State it self, all at once, without any warning to prepare themselves