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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 fell a sleep, and was gathered to his Fathers, and saw Corruption.
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.
Therefore when we die (if we have faith) we should make no more of death, than men do to go to bed: hoping undoubtedly of an assured, and joyful resurrection. The want of faith in that kind, makes us backward to this: you see in what respect death is said to be a sleep. To speak only of those references, and relations that are most pertinent between sleep and death.
Therefore when wee die (if wee have faith) wee should make no more of death, than men doe to goe to bed: hoping undoubtedly of an assured, and joyfull resurrection. The want of faith in that kind, makes us backward to this: you see in what respect death is said to be a sleep. To speak only of those references, and relations that are most pertinent between sleep and death.
David fell asleep, and very willingly: for he had lived a painful life:3 he served God, both as a private man, as a Shepherd, & as a King, Eccles. 5.12. To a labouring man sleep is sweet, ⟨p. 222⟩2so to a man that hath served God carefully in his calling, and kept a good conscience, death is very sweet. We see children that have been playing all day, they are loath to go to bed, but to a man that hath wrought all day, sleep is sweet, as wise Solomon saith, to a labouring man. Would we then have death as a sweet rest to us?3 let us do as David did, that is,4 be painful, and laborious in our particular place, and in our general calling: let us be faithful in them to keep a good conscience, and set all in order as much as we can while we live;2