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Two sermons upon the first words of Christs last sermon John XIIII. I. Being…Tvvo sermons vpon the first words of Christs last sermon Iohn XIIII. I. Being…
Two sermons upon the first words of Christs last sermon John XIIII. I. Being also the last sermons of Richard Sibbs D.D. Preached to the honourable society of Gray's Inn, June the 21. and 28. 1635. Who the next Lords day following, died, and rested from all his laboursTvvo sermons vpon the first words of Christs last sermon Iohn XIIII. I. Being also the last sermons of Richard Sibbs D.D. Preached to the honourable society of Grayes Inne, Iune the 21. and 28. 1635. Who the next Lords day follwing, died, and rested from all his labours
London: printed by Thomas Harper for Lawrence Chapman, 1636
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.
Now in the visible Church there is another sort that Satan laboureth to trouble; since he cannot keep them in the state of nature but they break from him, Christ pulling them out of Satan's kingdom by the power of his ordinances, and holy Spirit, he labours to trouble them in their peace all he can; because they be in the world, above the world, he enjoys their condition, that they should enjoy that paradise which he left, the comforts that he once had, and therefore he labours to disturb them in their comforts.
Now in the visible Church there is another sort that Sathan laboureth to trouble; since he cannot keepe them in the state of nature but they breake from him, Christ pulling them out of Sathans kingdome by the power of his ordinances, and holy Spirit, he labours to trouble them in their peace all he can; because they be in the world, above the world, he enjoyes their condition, that they should enjoy that paradise which he left, the comforts that he once had, and therefore he labours to disturbe them in their comforts.
The estate of such is mixed, here in this world: they have that in them, and without ⟨p. 48⟩them, which will always be a cause and occasion of trouble. They have corruption in them not altogether subdued: and they have without them Satan taking advantage against them: and the world opposing them. These although they have something in them that must be subdued, yet something also that must be cherished and strengthened▪ And therefore these are the persons to whom comfort properly belongs.
The estate of such is mixt, here in this world: they have that in them, and without ⟨p. 48⟩them, which will alwayes be a cause and occasion of trouble. They have corruption in them not altogether subdued: and they have without them Sathan taking advantage against them: and the world opposing them. These although they have something in them that must be subdued, yet something also that must be cherished and strengthened And therefore these are the persons to whom comfort properly belongs.