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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.
To teach us this lesson,1 that, our time being short here; (every man hath his generation; one Generation goeth away and another cometh, as the Scripture saith: we must be laid to our Fathers, and other must stand up in our place; Rise up Joshua; for Moses my servant is dead, (saith the Lord:) one servant of God dies, and another rises. There be many that must act their parts in this world, therefore some must go off the stage, that others may come on) therefore while we have time here, let us be sure to do good, before we be taken away, suddenly, we know not how soon and there be no more generation. Here there will be a succession of generations till we all meet in heaven, & then there will be no succession, there shall be no more death; but as the Apostle saith, we shall be for ever with the Lord.
To teach us this lesson,1 that, our time being short here; (every man hath his generation; one Generation goeth away and another commeth, as the Scripture saith: wee must be laid to our Fathers, and otherr must stand up in our place; Rise up Iosua; for Moses my servant is dead, (saith the Lord:) one servant of God dies, and another rises. There bee many that must act their parts in this world, therefore some must go off the stage, that others may come on) therefore while we have time here, let us be sure to do good, before we be takē away, suddenly, we know not how soon and there be no more generation. Here there will be a succession of generations till wee all meet in heaven, & then there wil be no succession, there shalbe no more death; but as the Apostle saith, we shalbe for ever with the Lord.
- 1To make use of our short time.
And it should teach us likewise (considering that in regard of our being and natural condition in the world,1