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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
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And take heed we be not ensnared with the bodies of others.3 This is the corruption of men, to gaze in this kind. You see wise Solomon, and others, were much troubled with temptations in this kind. Consider, that body that thou dotest on now, and which is made by the Devil a snare to thee: what will it be ere-long? so noisome, that thou wilt not endure ⟨p. 231⟩the presence of it; it is but a flower, and it is fading, fresh in the morning, and dead at night. All flesh is but grass: it is a corruptible body. If thou wilt needs love, be acquainted with such as have excellent spirits, that shall live eternally: Oh, there is an object of love indeed! that is the true love, and acquaintance that is spiritual. Many things may be lovely in the outward person: but see that there be a heavenly spirit; that is mounting up, that savours of good things, a spirit that hath life begun in it: that shall be for ever happy in heaven: unless there be this, there cannot be a fit ground for the love of any wise man.
And take heed we be not ensnared with the bodies of others.3 This is the corruption of men, to gaze in this kind. You see wise Salomon, and others, were much troubled with temptations in this kind. Consider, that body that thou dotest on now, and which is made by the Divell a snare to thee: what will it bee ere-long? so noysome, that thou wilt not indure ⟨p. 231⟩the presence of it; it is but a flower, and it is fading, fresh in the morning, and dead at night. All flesh is but grasse: it is a corruptible body. If thou wilt needs love, bee acquainted with such as have excellent spirits, that shall live eternally: Oh, there is an object of love indeed! that is the true love, and acquaintance that is spirituall. Many things may be lovely in the outward person: but see that there be a heavenly spirit; that is mounting up, that savours of good things, a spirit that hath life begunne in it: that shall be for ever happy in heaven: unlesse there bee this, there cannot bee a fit ground for the love of any wise man.
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