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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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1And wherefore is all this? Here is a pattern for us that we should serve the Will of God:2 to serve the Will of God immediately, to labour to bring our hearts to trust in him, to fear him above all, to delight in him above all; and to express it in our outward service of him, and in doing duties to men from inward respect to God; in conscience of our duty, to serve God when we serve men: to carry our selves in our general calling, as Christians, and in our particular place, not only to be good men; but good in our callings; good Students, good Lawyers, &c. Let us show our Religion there, as David did: this is to serve the Will of God. That is not Religion that is left behind in the Church• as Lactantius saith,3 that is no Religion that we leave behind, when we come to the Church door: but that is Religion, when we learn our duty here, and carry it in our breasts to practise it every day in the week, when we show it in our places; that is the service of God. Therefore let this holy man be an example to us; wherefore are these particular things recorded of him in the Scriptures, but that we should transform our selves to this blessed pattern.
1And wherefore is all this? Here is a patterne for us that we should serve the Will of God:2 to serve the Will of God immediatly, to labour to bring our hearts to trust in him, to feare him above all, to delight in him above all; and to expresse it in our outward service of him, and in doing duties to men from inward respect to God; in conscience of our dutie, to serve God when we serve men: to carry our selves in our generall calling, as Christians, and in our particular place, not only to be good men; but good in our callings; good Students, good Lawyers, &c. Let us shew our Religion there, as David did: this is to serve the Will of God. That is not Religion that is left behind in the Church• as Lactantius saith,3