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The Complete Works of Richard Sibbes, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)
The Complete Works of Richard Sibbes Vol 5 - Classic Reprint Author:Richard Sibbes TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE — SIR MAURICE ABBOT KNIGHT, — NOW LORD MAYOR OF THE HONOURABLE CITY OP LONDOX.* — Eight Hoxoueable-My respects unto you, being your honour's engaged many ways, have put me upon a design or project for you; the God of heaven graciously prosper it in my hand! The tenor of it is briefly this: to increase your honour, and to eas... more »e the burden of that laborious government which now lieth upon your shoulder.
To mention your name before the glorious labour of so great and worthy an agent in the factorage of heaven as the author of this piece was, and to make you a protector of them, cannot, I conceive, in sober interpretation but be conceived to add honour unto him that hath, and cause him to have more abundantly. Blessed is the wing that is spread over any of the things of Jesus Christ, to shelter them.
Again, to put into your hand, and from your hand into your heart, the remembrance of that God that will gloriously recompense your faithfulness in that great trust commi
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(6) Spiritual strength pnt forth in duty 442; 2 By what accompanieth them ; as-; (1) Pri2ing ordinances 442; (2) Liborty and boldness with God 442; (3) And for the most part Satan's malice 443; 3 By what followeth them-; (1) More humility 443; (2) Increase of spiritual strength 443; (3) A joyful expectation of Christ 443; 4 Other degrees of sealing, from the divers degrees; of revelation 443; Unto the day of redemption; § 3 Of the day of redemption 444; From the consideration of what formerly hath been spoken,; some goneral conclusions are collected 446 Conclusion I Wo may attain to the knowledge that we are; in the state of grace 446; All that have faith have not assurance 447; Conclusion II Upon knowledge of our estate of grace for the present, wo may be assured of our future full; redemption 448; Why we pray for forgiveness of sins notwithstanding 449 This assurance we« less