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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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I speak this the rather to cross their base practices, who when God calls them to stand for his cause and truth, they will bend and bow the sacred truth, which is always Yea and Amen, to their own by ends and base respects. As if the opinion of any man in the world were the rule of their faith and obedience. This is to make God no God. Is not right, ⟨p. 16⟩right? Is not the Law the Law? Is not the Word of Christ a word that alters not, but remains steadfast to all eternity?
I speake this the rather to crosse their base practices, who when God cals them to stand for his cause and truth, they will bend and bow the sacred truth, which is alwayes Yea and Amen, to their owne by ends and base respects. As if the opinion of any man in the world were the rule of their faith and obedience. This is to make God no God. Is not right, ⟨p. 16⟩right? Is not the Law the Law? Is not the Word of Christ a word that alters not, but remaines stedfast to all eternity?
Assure your selves there is a truth of God, that we must maintain to the death, not only in opposing Heresy, but resisting of impiety wheresoever we meet it. John Baptist was a Martyr when he stood out against Herod and said, Thou must not have thy Brother Philips Wife. He would not be meal-mouthed in reproving his sin, but cried out against the unlawfulness of it, though it cost him his life. Men ought to suffer for the truth, and ⟨p. 17⟩not for base ends deny the least word of God, because it is a divine sparkle from himself.
Assure your selves there is a truth of God, that we must maintaine to the death, not onely in opposing Heresie, but resisting of impiety wheresoever we meet it. Iohn Baptist was a Martyr when hee stood out against Herod and said, Thou must not have thy Brother Philips Wife. He would not be meale-mouth'd in reprooving his sinne, but cried out against the unlawfulnesse of it, though it cost him his life. Men ought to suffer for the truth, and