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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
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.
And he saw Corruption.
IT is an Hebraism, for, he felt Corruption, he had experience of Corruption. All other senses are attributed to sight, that being the principal of all the senses, they have their term from it: because sight is the most excellent, the most capacious, and quick sense, therefore (I say) the actions of all the other senses are attributed to it; as we say, see how he speaks, and so here, he saw Corruption, that is, he had experience of it; because sight is a convincing sense. He could not properly see when he was dead: but the meaning is, he had experience of Corruption; the truth is this, in a word, that,1 The best,2 and greatest men in the world, when they are gone, they are subject to corruption.
IT is an Hebraisme, for, he felt Corruption, he had experience of Corruption. All other senses are attributed to sight, that being the principall of all the senses, they have their terme from it: because sight is the most excellent, the most capacious, and quick sense, therefore (I say) the actions of all the other senses are attributed to it; as wee say, see how he speaks, and so here, he saw Corruption, that is, he had experience of it; because sight is a convincing sense. He could not properly see when he was dead: but the meaning is, he had experience of Corruption; the truth is this, in a word, that,1 The best,2