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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12197	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.	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.	1634 (1634)	STC 22507; ESTC S102406	165,121	608

free us from the hands of Sathan and bring us to an eternall estate of communion with himselfe in heaven for all the old heaven and the old earth shall passe away and the old condition of creatures and a new life shall bee given them God that made the new heaven and the new earth hath made us for them Considering therefore that God gave us our first being and when we were worse thā naught gave us a second being in regard of our new creation how should it stirre us up to cōmit our soules unto him especially if we consider that in him wee live and move and have our being that there is not the least thought and affection to goodnesse in us but it comes from God wee are what wee are by his grace What is the reason that love descends so much Because a man lookes upon that which is his owne and loves it now God lookes upon us as upon those into whom hee hath infused mercy and goodnesse and hee loves his owne worke upon us and therefore having begun a good worke will perfect the same Doe not men delight to polish their owne worke As in the first creation God never tooke off his hand till hee had finished his worke so in the second creation of our soules he will never remove his hand from the blessed worke of grace till hee hath perfected the same therefore wee may well commit our soules to him But suppose a man be in a desperate estate and hath no way of escaping Remember that God is the same still he hath not forgot his old Art of creating but is as able to helpe now as ever and can create comforts for thee in thy greatest troubles As in the first creation hee made light out of darknesse order out of confusion so still hee is able out of thy confused and perplexed estate to create peace and comfort Thou knowest not what to doe perhaps thy minde is so troubled and disquieted why commit thy soule to God hee can raise an excellent frame out of the Chaos of thy thoughts therefore be not dismayed consider thou hast God in covenant with thee and hast to deale with an Almighty Creator who can send present helpe in time of need Doest thou want any grace doest thou want spirituall life goe to this Creator hee will put a new life into thee he that made all things of nothing can raise light out of thy darke minde and can make fleshy thy s●ony heart though it be as hard as a rocke Therefore never despaire but frequent the meanes of grace and still thinke of God under this relation of a Creator and when hee hath begun any good worke of grace in thee goe confidently to his Majesty and desire him to promote and increase the same in thy heart and life Lord I am thy poore creature thou hast in mercy begun a blessed worke in mee and where thou hast begun thou hast said thou wilt make an end When thou createdst the world thou didst not leave it till all was done and when thou createdst man thou madest an end Now I beseech thee perfect the new creature in my soule as thou hast begun to inlighten mine understanding and to direct my affections to the best things so I commit my soule unto thee for further guidance and direction to full happinesse THE SAINTS SAFETY IN EVILL TIMES SERMON V. 1 PET. 4. 19. Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit their soules to him in well doing as to a faithfull Creator I Am now to treate of that other Attribute of GOD which should move us to trust in him namely as hee is a faithfull Creator Now God is faithfull 1. In his nature Hee is I AM alwayes like himselfe immutable and unchangeable 2. In his word Hee expresseth himselfe as he is the word that comes from God is an expression of the faithfulnesse of his nature 3. In his workes Thou art good and doest good as the Psal●ist saith God being faithfull in himselfe all must needs bee so that proceeds from him whatsoever Relation God takes upon him hee is faithfull therein As hee is a Creator so hee preserves and maintains his owne worke as hee is a Father hee is faithfull in discharging that duty to the full for his childrens good as bee is our friend hee likewise performes all the duties of that Rel●●ion c. And why doth God stoope so low to take these Relations upon him but onely to shew that hee will certainly accomplish the same to the utmost Whence is it that men are faithfull in their Relations one towards another that the father is faithfull to his childe is it not from God the chiefe Father That a friend should bee faithfull to his friend is it not from God the great friend All his wayes are mercy and truth they are not onely mercifull and good and gracious but Mercy and Truth it selfe If he shew himselfe to bee a father hee is a true father a true friend a true Creator and Protector as one saith Shall I cause others to feare and bee a Tyrant my selfe All other faithfulnesse is but a Beame of that which is in God Shall not hee bee most faithful that makes other things faithfull Now this faithfulnesse of God is here a ground of this duty of committing our selves to him and wee may well trust him whose word hath beene seven times tryed in the fire there is no drosse in it Every word of God is a sure word his truth is a Shield and Buckler wee may well trust in it therfore whē you read of any singular promise in the New Testament it is said This is a faithfull saying c. that is this is such a speech as wee may trust to it is the speech of a faithfull Creator Considering therefore that God is so faithfull every way in his promises and in his deeds let us make especiall use of it Treasure up all the promises we can of the forgivenesse of sinnes of protection and preservation that hee will never leave us but be our God to death c. and then consider withall that hee is faithful in performing the same when we are affrighted by his Majesty and his justice and other Attributes then thinke of his mercy and truth He hath cloathed himselfe with faithfulnesse as the Psalmist saith In all the unfaithfulnesse of men whom thou trustest depend upon this that God is still the same and will not deceive thee When we have mans word wee have his sufficiency in minde for mens words are as themselves are What will not the word of a King doe If a man bee mighty and great his word is answerable This is the reason why wee should make so much of the word of God because it is the word of Ie●ovah a mighty Creatour who gives a being to all things and can onely bee Lord and Master of his word we know Gods meaning

in the day of tryall And wee should labour that our obedience bee free and cheerfull alwayes upon the wing as we say for that is Euangelicall obedience Gods people under the Gospell are a voluntary ready people zealo●s of good workes Oh beloved did we but consider what GOD hath done for us here and what hee meanes to doe for us in another world how would our hearts be inlarged in duty to his Majesty did wee but consider of his inestimable love in the Lord Christ pardoning such wretches as wee are and not onely so but accepting our service and us to life everlasting taking us from the lowest misery to the highest happinesse from the lowest hell to the highest heaven of traytors to be Sonnes of slave● to bee heires of the Kingdome c Oh did wee but seriously consider and beleeve these things how would they warme our hearts and make us plyable and constant to every good worke and way The Apostle having tasted the sweet favour of GOD in Christ might well use it as a motive to quicken others I beseech you by the tender mercies of Christ c. He knew this was a powerfull argument and if that wrought not upon mens hearts nothing would Let our obedience therefore be cheerefull for now wee are not in the oldnesse of the letter we have not a Legall Covenant since Christs comming but wee serve God in the newnesse of the Spirit that is cōsidering that the Spirit is given in more plenty since his ascention wee should bee more spirituall and heavenly in our service of God considering that our Head is already entred into that high and holy place and wee ere long shall bee present with him having but a spot of time to passe here below how ready and zealous should wee bee in obedience to Gods will and not suffer a heavy lumpishnesse and deadnesse of spirit to cease upon us in holy performances but I hasten to the second Amplification THE DIFFICVLTY OF SALVATION SERMON III. If the righteous scarcely be saved where shall the wicked and ungodly appeare BY righteous here is meant that Euangelicall righteousnesse which wee have in the state of the Gospell namely the righteousnesse of Christ imputed to us for Christ himselfe being ours his obedience and all that hee hath becomes ou●s also and whosoever partaketh of this righteousnesse which is by faith hath also a righteousnesse of sanctification accōpanying the same wrought in his soule by the Spirit of God whereby his s●nfull nature is changed and made holy for if any man be in Christ hee is a new creature The same Spirit that assures us of our interest in Christ purifies and clenseth our hearts and worketh a new life in us opposite to our life in the first Adam from whence flowes new workes of holinesse and obedience throughout our whole conversation There must bee an inward inherent righteousnesse before there can bee any workes of righteousnesse an Instrument must bee set in tune before it will make musicke so the Spirit of God must first worke a holy frame and disposition of heart in us before we can bring forth any fruits of holinesse in our lives for we commend not the works of grace as we doe the workes of Art but referre them to the worker all that flowes from the Spirit of righteousnesse are workes of righteousnesse When the soule submits it selfe to the spirit and the body to the soule then things come off kindly Take a man that is righteous by the spirit of God hee is righteous in all relations he gives every one his due he gives God his due spirituall worship is set up in his heart above all hee gives Christ his due by affiance in him hee gives the holy Angels their due by considering hee is alwayes in their presence that their eye is upon him in every action he doth and every duty hee performes the poore have their due from him those that are in authority have their due if he be under any hee gives thē reverence and obedience c. He will owe nothing to any man but love hee is righteous in all his conversation he is a vessell prepared for every good worke I deny not but hee may erre in some particular that is nothing to the purpose I speake of a man as hee is in the disposition and bent of his heart to GOD and goodnesse and so there is a thread of a righteous course that runs along through his whole conversation the constant tenure of his life is righteous he hungers and thirsts after righteousnesse and labors to be more and more righteous still every way both in justification that he may have a clearer evidence of that as also in sanctification that he may have more of the new creature formed in him that so hee may serve God better and better all his dayes Now if this man shall scarcely bee saved where shall the sinner and ungodly appeare where you have two branches 1. The righteous shall scarcely be saved 2. The terrible end of sinners and ungodly Where shall they appeare c. Now in that the righteous man thus described by me shall scarcely be saved consider two things 1. That the righteous shall be saved 2. That they shall scarcely bee saved What doe I say the Righteous shall be saved he is saved already This day is salvation come to thine house Iaith Christ to Zacheus Wee are saved by faith and are now set in heavenly places together with him wee have a title interest to happinesse already there remaines onely a passage to the Crowne by good workes We doe not as the Papists doe worke to merit that wee have not but wee doe that wee doe in thankfulnesse for what we have because we know we are in the state of salvation therefore wee will shew our thankfulnesse to God in the course of our lives How can we misse of salvation when we are saved already Christ our Head being in heaven will draw his body after him What should hinder us the world Alas wee have that faith in us which overcometh the world as for the flesh you know what the Apostle saith Wee are not under the law but under grace the spirit in us alwayes lusteth against the flesh and subdues it by little and little neither can Sathan or the gates of hell prevaile against us for the grace we have is stronger then all enemies against us GOD the Father is our Father in Christ and his love and gifts are without repentance when once we are in the state of salvation Hee will preserve us by faith to salvation and wee are knit to God the Sonne who will lose none of his members the marriage with Christ is an everlasting union whom he loves he loves to the end As for God the Holy Ghost saith Christ I will send the Comforter and hee shall bee with you to the end The blessed Spirit