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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.
And let every one in his place,1 labour to ⟨p. 182⟩make the generation we live in as good as we can.2 Why doth God speak thus honourably of David? He served God in his generation; that time was the better for him. We have all cause to bless God for such men, they are blessed men. Let every one of us in our generation carry our selves so, that when we are gone, it may be said; such a man did much good in his time, and place, and hindered much ill, What a blessed thing is it when in our generation we hinder all the ill, and do all the good we can! that others may say to our comfort, and credit, the times, and place was the better for such a man. Beloved, every one of us hath his generation: some have a longer generation, some a shorter; some have a longer glass appointed to run out; some their glass is run out in a shorter time: Well, be it longer or shorter; let us be careful that we trifle not out our generation, and time wherein we live unprofitable; that little part of time that God hath given us to work in, let us be sure to bestir our selves in our generation, we know not how long or short our generation is.
And let every one in his place,1 labour to ⟨p. 182⟩make the generation we live in as good as we can.2 Why doth God speak thus honourably of David? He served God in his generation; that time was the better for him. Wee have all cause to blesse God for such men, they are blessed men. Let every one of us in our generation carry our selves so, that when wee are gone, it may be said; such a man did much good in his time, and place, and hindred much ill, What a blessed thing is it when in our generation wee hinder all the ill, and do all the good we can! that others may say to our comfort, and credit, the times, and place was the better for such a man. Beloved, every one of us hath his generation: some have a longer generation, some a shorter; some have a longer glasse appointed to runne out; some their glasse is runne out in a shorter time: Well, be it longer or shorter; let us be carefull that we trifle not out our generation, and time wherein we live unprofitable; that little part of time that God hath given us to work in, let us be sure to bestir our selves in our generation, we know not how long or short our generation is.