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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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The Spirit of God,1 which is as a voice behind us, saying, This is the way, walk in it. Isa. 30.2 Wherefore serves the blessed Spirit, but to be a Counsellor? as Isa. 9.7.3 Christ, he is the blessed Counsellor, how comes he to be so? not immediately by himself, but by his Spirit. All things he doth to his Church, is by his Spirit: he fills his Church with his Spirit. Now the children of God having this Spirit of Counsel to advise them in particulars, they are led with the Spirit. This is one inward help, and a main one. And surely, if ⟨p. 198⟩we would give way to the blessed guidance of Gods Spirit, and not grieve, and quench, and resist the Spirit; the Spirit of God would be ready to direct us upon all occasions, we should be guided in particular actions with a better Spirit than our own. And this Spirit we may have by prayer, God will give the Spirit to them that beg him, Luk. 11.4
The Spirit of God,1 which is as a voyce behind us, saying, This is the way, walke in it. Isa. 30.2 Wherefore serves the blessed Spirit, but to be a Counsellour? as Isa. 9.7.3 Christ, he is the blessed Counsellour, how comes he to be so? not immediatly by himselfe, but by his Spirit. All things he doth to his Church, is by his Spirit: he fills his Church with his Spirit. Now the children of God having this Spirit of Counsell to advise them in particulars, they are led with the Spirit. This is one inward help, and a maine one. And surely, if