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Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they…Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they…
Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Gray's Inn. Published according to the Doctor his own appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and iudicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Grayes Inne. Published according to the Doctor his owne appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect coppies.
London: printed by George for N. Bourne, 1639
KING DAVIDS EPITAPH. › Then David after he had served in his Generation, the will of God, &c.
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.
The words are a short Epitome of the life and death of the blessed man David First, I will speak of his life, and then of his death. In his life there are these two parts:
THe words are a short Epitome of the life and death of the blessed man David First, I will speak of his life, and then of his death. In his life there are these two parts:
First, the time in which he lived, when this service was done: In his Generation.
And then the manner of his carriage in that time of his generation, It was a service of God, He served God.
And this service of God is set down by the object of it; God. By the rule of his worship; the will of God. He served God, but ⟨p. 171⟩how? as he had revealed his will to him, not at random: God will be served according to his own will. And then here is the act, he served▪ So here is the proper object of worship, God, in whom all our service is terminate; whatsoever we do it must rest in him; if we do good works to men, it must be for Gods sake, we must serve God in it. Then here is the proper rule carrying us to that object, his Will And then it must be a service, it must be done in obedience to God. David in his Generation served the will (or counsel) of God, as the Word is. For his death, we shall speak of it after.