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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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Let us not abuse our selves, as the world ⟨p. 53⟩commonly doth, concerning Christ, they think God is merciful and Christ is a Saviour. It is true, but what hath he wrought in thee by his Spirit, hast thou the Spirit of Christ? or else thou art none of his, Romans 8. Where ever Christ is he goes with his Spirit, to teach us to apply what Christ hath done for us, and to fit us to be like him. Therefore let those that live in any sins against conscience, think it a diabolical illusion to think God and Christ is merciful, I but where is the work of the Spirit? All the hope thou hast is only that thou art not in Hell as yet for the time to come, but for the present I dare not say thou hast any thing to do with Christ, when there is nothing of the Spirit in thee, the Spirit of Christ conforms the Spouse to be like the husband, and the members to be like the Head, therefore beg of Christ that he would anoint himself King in our hearts, and Prophet, and Priest in our hearts, to do that that he did, to know his will as a Prophet, to rule in us as a King, and to stir up prayers in us as a Priest, to do in some proportion that that he doth, though it be in never so little a measure, for we receive it in measure, but Christ beyond measure, we must labour for so much as may manifest to us the truth of our estate in Christ, that we are not dead but living branches.1
Let us not abuse our selves, as the world ⟨p. 53⟩commonly doth, concerning Christ, they thinke God is mercifull and Christ is a Saviour. Jt is true, but what hath he wrought in thee by his Spirit, hast thou the Spirit of Christ? or else thou art none of his, Romans 8. Where ever Christ is he goes with his Spirit, to teach us to apply what Christ hath done for us, and to fit us to bee like him. Therefore let those that live in any sinnes against conscience, thinke it a diabollicall illusion to thinke God and Christ is mercifull, I but where is the worke of the Spirit? All the hope thou hast is onely that thou art not in Hell as yet for the time to come, but for the present I dare not say thou hast any thing to doe with Christ, when there is nothing of the Spirit in thee, the Spirit of Christ conformes the Spouse to bee like the husband, and the members to be like the Head, therefore begg of Christ that hee would annoint himselfe King in our hearts, and Prophet, and Priest in our hearts, to doe that that he did, to know his will as a Prophet, to rule in us as a King, and to stirre up prayers in us as a Priest, to doe in some proportion that that he doth, though it bee in never so little a measure, for wee receive it in measure, but Christ beyond measure, wee must labour for so much as may manifest to us the truth of our estate in Christ, that we are not dead but living branches.