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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.
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And for his outward calling (there is a double calling wherein we serve God as Christians,3 our general, and our particular calling, wherein we are to deal with men) what an excellent man was he •hee served the will of God, as a Governor of a family, we see in Psal. 101.2 how he carried himself in the middest of •his house, to all his servants, a liar should not abide in his house. You have a direction there how to guid• your families, you see how he served the Will of God as a governor; ⟨p. 208⟩yet there was a fault in him in that respect, he was too indulgent to Absalom, and Adoniah. A man may be a good man, and yet be too blame in some particulars: but when his heart is right, God pardons the rest.
And for his outward calling (there is a double calling wherin we serve God as Christians,3 our generall, and our particular calling, wherein wee are to deale with men) what an excellent man was hee •hee served the will of God, as a Governour of a family, wee see in Psal. 101.2 how he carried himselfe in the middest of •his house, to all his servants, a lyer should not abide in his house. You have a direction there how to guid• your families, you see how hee served the Will of God as a governour; ⟨p. 208⟩yet there was a fault in him in that respect, hee was too indulgent to Absolon, and Adoniah. A man may be a good man, and yet be too blame in some particulars: but when his heart is right, God pardons the rest.