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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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What is the reason that former times were called dark times, and so they were, the times of Popery, a dark age? Christ was veiled, the Gospel was veiled, there was no preaching of salvation by Christ alone, people were sent to stocks and stones, and to Saints, and instead of the word, they were sent to legends and such things, Christ was obscured, thereupon they were dark ages, those ages wherein the Spirit of God is most, is where Christ is most preached, and people are best alway where there is most Spirit, and they are most joyful and comfortable, and holy, where Christ is truly laid open to the hearts of people; the preaching of mere morality, (if men be not careful to open Christ, to know how salvation is wrought by Christ, and how all good comes by Christ) ⟨p. 58⟩it will never make a man perfectly good, and fit him for Heaven, it may make a man reform many abuses, like a Philosopher, which hath its reward, and respect amongst men, but nothing to give comfort at the hour of death, and the day of judgement, only that whereby the Spirit is conveyed is the knowledge and preaching of Christ in his state and offices.
What is the reason that former times were called darke times, and so they were, the times of Popery, a darke age? Christ was vailed, the Gospell was vailed, there was no preaching of salvation by Christ alone, people were sent to stocks and stones, and to Saints, and instead of the word, they were sent to legends and such things, Christ was obscured, thereupon they were darke ages, those ages wherein the Spirit of God is most, is where Christ is most preached, and people are best alway where there is most Spirit, and they are most joyfull and comfortable, and holy, where Christ is truly layd open to the hearts of people; the peaching of meere morallity, (if men be not carefull to open Christ, to know how salvation is wrought by Christ, and how all good comes by Christ) ⟨p. 58⟩it will never make a man perfectly good, and fit him for Heaven, it may make a man reforme many abuses, like a Phylosopher, which hath its reward, and respect amongst men, but nothing to give comfort at the houre of death, and the day of judgement, onely that whereby the Spirit is conveyed is the knowledge and preaching of Christ in his state and offices.