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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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As we are ignorant and blind,1 he is a Prophet to instruct us, to convince us of the ill state we are in, and then to convince us of the good he intends us and hath wrought for us, to instruct us in all things concerning our everlasting comfort, he is such a Prophet, as teacheth not only the outward, but the inward man, he openeth the heart, he teacheth to do the things he teacheth; men teach what we should do, but they teach not the doing of them, he is such a Prophet as teacheth us the very things, he teacheth us to love and to obey, &c.
As we are ignorant and blind,1 he is a Prophet to instruct us, to convince us of the ill state we are in, and then to convince us of the good hee intends us and hath wrought for us, to instruct us in all things concerning our everlasting comfort, he is such a Prophet, as teacheth not onely the outward, but the inward man, hee openeth the heart, he teacheth to doe the things he teacheth; men teach what we should doe, but they teach not the doing of them, he is such a Prophet as teacheth us the very things, hee teacheth us to love and to obey, &c.
- 1Supplied in Christ.
And answerable to the rebellion, and sinfulness of our dispositions, he is a King to subdue whatsoever is ill in us, and likewise to subdue all opposite power without us, by little and little he will trample all enemies under his feet, and under our feet too ere long.
And answerable to the rebellion, and sinfulnesse of our dispositions, he is a King to subdue whatsoever is ill in us, and likewise to subdue all opposite power without us, by little and little hee will trample all enemies under his feete, and under our feete too ere long.