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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
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3Again, that which is a rule must be perfect in commensuration, in measure: it must be of equal extent to all things that are to be ruled. Now the things that are to be ruled, is our whole carriage, and conversation: therefore that that is the rule for a man, it must rule his thoughts, his speeches, and actions: so the word of God, it rules the whole carriage of a man. There is a proportion between the rule, and all things that are to be ruled by it; all things fall under the word of God to be directed, and ruled by it: It gives direction to our thoughts, to our speeches, to our actions, in our callings; it gives direction to Magistrates, to Ministers, to Masters, to Servants, to all estates, and conditions, in life, in death. It is exceeding large as David saith, All things come to an end, but thy Commandments are exceeding large. It is a rule that extends to all things that are to be ruled whatsoever: no other rule but Gods will doth so: for mens laws, they have nothing to do with thoughts: thought is free for them.
3Againe, that which is a rule must be perfect in commensuration, in measure: it must be of equall extent to all things that are to bee ruled. Now the things that are to be ruled, is our whole carriage, and conversation: therefore that that is the rule for a man, it must rule his thoughts, his speeches, and actions: so the word of God, it rules the whole carriage of a man. There is a proportion between the rule, and all things that are to bee ruled by it; all things fall under the word of God to bee directed, and ruled by it: It gives direction to our thoughts, to our speeches, to our actions, in our callings; it gives direction to Magistrates, to Ministers, to Masters, to Servants, to all estates, and conditions, in life, in death. It is exceeding large as David saith, All things come to an end, but thy Commandements are exceeding large. It is a rule that extends to all things that are to bee ruled whatsoever: no other rule but Gods will doth so: for mens lawes, they have nothing to do with thoughts: thought is free for them.
- 3In extent.