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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. › He served.KING DAVIDS EPITAPH. › Hee served.
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.
1Now more particularly, this service of the will of God; It is either immediate inward service of the will of God; or outward service.
- 1Service of God.
Inward service, is the obedience of the first Commandment,1 when upon the knowledge of God, we set him up in our souls, and cleave to him in our affections, of trust, and joy, and love, and delight, to give him the supremacy of all these; then we serve him with inward worship, and service; and this indeed is to set the Crown upon Gods head, and to make him King, and God in our hearts; he must have the prime of our inward service: when we love God above all, and fear him above all, and delight in him above all, & cleave to him when all things else fail us, this is the immediate service of God in our hearts, when we give God his own in our hearts. Hence comes all other service whatsoever: or else it is but the eye-service that is not enlivened with the inward worship of God.
Inward service, is the obedience of the first Commandement,1 when upon the konwledge of God, wee set him up in our soules, and cleave to him in our affections, of trust, and joy, and love, and delight, to give him the supremacie of all these; then we serve him with inward worwip, and service; and this indeed is to set the Crowne upon Gods head, and to make him King, and God in our hearts; he must have the prime of our inward service: when we love God above all, and feare him above all, and delight in him above all, & cleave to him when all things else faile us, this is the immediate service of God in our hearts, when wee give God his owne in our hearts. Hence comes all other service whatsoever: or else it is but the eye-service that is not enlivened with the inward worship of God.