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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.
1The reason is, we are but dead men here: this is not the life that Christ hath purchased for us; we are going to death: our natural life is but Cursus ad mortem, a continual going to death. We are alive now, but alas our life is nothing, but a continual dying: every day cuts off a part of our life. It is a statute, that all must die.
1The reason is, wee are but dead men here: this is not the life that Christ hath purchased for us; wee are going to death: our naturall life is but Cursus ad mortem, a continuall going to death. We are alive now, but alasse our life is nothing, but a continuall dying: every day cuts off a part of our life. It is a statute, that all must die.
- 1Reas. 1. We are dead men here.Reas. 1. Wee are dead men here.
2And it is our perfection to die, we cannot otherwise see God, & enjoy our Crown. Death indeed is nothing but misery: but when we die, we go to live. The best must see Corruption.
- 2We cannot be crowned else.We cannot bee crowned else.
Therefore this should be an argument to support the soul,1 when we think of the rottenness in the grave,