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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.
The whole life of a Christian we see is a service of God: there is nothing that we do but it may be a service of God; no, not our particular recreations, if we use them as we ⟨p. 211⟩should; as whettings to be fitter for our callings, and enjoy them as liberties with thankfulness to God that allows us these liberties to refresh our selves. There is no passage of a mans life, but it may have the respect of a service of God: it is not the matter, or stuff, but the stamp that makes the coin: so it is not the work, but the stamp that makes it a service, when we do it with a• eye to God.1 Let the King set a stamp but upon brass, upon a token, yet it will go for current, if it have the Kings authority, and stamp upon it: let it be but an action of our callings, suppose to give counsel in our studies, or pleading of the Law, &c. if it have Gods stamp upon it, if there be Prayer upon it to bless it, and it be done in obedience to God, and with justice; not against the rules of Piety, and Charity, (and as far as it may displease God to balk, and avoid all temptations in our callings out of Religious respects) it is a service of God: our whole life not only in the Church, but in our particular places may be a service of God; as it is said, here David served God.
The whole life of a Christian wee see is a service of God: there is nothing that we doe but it may be a service of God; no, not our particular recreations, if wee use them as wee ⟨p. 211⟩should; as whettings to bee fitter for our callings, and enjoy them as liberties with thankfulnesse to God that allowes us these liberties to refresh our selves. There is no passage of a mans life, but it may have the respect of a service of God: it is not the matter, or stuffe, but the stamp that makes the coyn: so it is not the worke, but the stamp that makes it a service, when we doe it with a• eye to God.1 Let the King set a stamp but upon brasse, upon a token, yet it will goe for current, if it have the Kings authority, and stamp upon it: let it be but an action of our callings, suppose to give counsell in our studies, or pleading of the Law, &c. if it have Gods stamp upon it, if there be Prayer upon it to blesse it, and it bee done in obedience to God, and with justice; not against the rules of Piety, and Charity, (and as farre as it may displease God to balk, and avoid all temptations in our callings out of Religious respects) it is a service of God: our whole life not only in the Church, but in our particular places may bee a service of God; as it is said, here David served God.