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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.
Now here, Generation implies both the times, and the persons. The persons of men are a several generation, and the time wherein they live is a generation, and both are here included: David in his Generation (among the age of men, and in the time wherein he lived) •erved God. The meaning of the place is clear. The points considerable here, are, First of all, that there is a generation, a succession of men one after another. Secondly, that every man hath his particular generation, Davi• had his generation, wherein he served the Lord. Thirdly, that he served God in his Generation, that is, the whole time of his Generation: yet with this limitation, he served God only in his generation while he was here, before he came to heaven. In heaven there is a kind of service, but it is not by way of work, but of reward. We must serve God in our generation here. If ever we look to reap hereafter, we must sow now. David served God in his generation.
Now here, Generation implies both the times, and the persons. The persons of men are a severall generation, and the time wherein they live is a generation, and both are here included: David in his Generation (among the age of men, and in the time wherin he lived) •erved God. The meaning of the place is clear. The points considerable here, are, First of all, that there is a generation, a succession of men one after another. Secondly, that every man hath his particular generation, Davi• had his generation, wherin he served the Lord. Thirdly, that he served God in his Generation, that is, the whole time of his Generation: yet with this limitation, he served God only in his generation while he was here, before he came to heaven. In heaven there is a kinde of service, but it is not by way of work, but of reward. We must serve God in our generation here. If ever we look to reap herafter, we must sow now. David served God in his generation.
First of all, There is a generation, a succession of men.1