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Yea and amen
Yea and amen: or, precious promises, and privileges Spiritually unfolded in their nature and use. Driving at the assurance and establishing of weak believers. By R. Sibbs D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and preacher of Gray's Inn London. Reviewed by himself in his life time, and since perused by T.G. and P.N.Yea and amen: or, pretious promises, and priviledges Spiritually unfolded in their nature and vse. Driving at the assurance and establishing of weak beleevers. By R. Sibbs D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and preacher of Grayes Inne London. Reviewed by himselfe in his life time, and since perused by T.G. and P.N.
London: printed by R. Bishop for R. Dawlman, 1638
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And as he hath an eye over them in regard of outward miseries; so in respect of spiritual corruption and infection; as Revel. 7. Gods holy ones were sealed, so many of such a Tribe, and so many of such a Tribe, to signify, that God hath always some that he will keep and preserve from the leprous contagion of sin, and Antichrist; even in evil times God hath his little flock still.
And as hee hath an eye over them in regard of outward miseries; so in respect of spirituall corruption and infection; as Revel. 7. Gods holy ones were sealed, so many of such a Tribe, and so many of such a Tribe, to signifie, that God hath alwayes some that hee will keepe and preserve from the leaprous contagion of sinne, and Antichrist; even in evill times God hath his little flock still.
In the obscure ages of the Church, 900 years after Christ, when there was little learning and ⟨p. 142⟩goodness in the world, and Egyptian darkness had over-spread the earth. God had always sealed ones, marked out for himself, whom he preserved from the danger of dark times; why then should we be afraid of evil tidings? Let any affliction or death it self come, Christ will know his own stamp in us, he hath a book of remembrance, for those that are his, and when he gathers his jewels, they will be highly set by. God in common calamities suffers his luggage, (wicked men) to go to wrack, but he will secure his jewels, his darlings, what ever come of it; labour therefore ⟨p. 143⟩to be a sealed person.
In the obscure ages of the Church, 900 yeares after Christ, when there was little learning and ⟨p. 142⟩