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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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It is called so frequently in the Psalms, and ⟨p. 64⟩in other places of Scripture, because the truth of God shows what God doth judge. Judgement is originally in God who is the first truth, and the first good, the first truth judgeth best of truths, what is light, and what is darkness, what is truth, and what is error, what is good, and what is ill, what is safe, and what is dangerous; all will grant that God is the first light, and the first truth, therefore he doth originally judge of the difference of things: for even as in the creation he put an eternal difference between light and darkness, and severed things that were in the confuse• Chaos, and established an orderly world, that Heaven should be above, and earth below, that one thing should be above another, and all in judgement. So in the governing of man-kind, he shows his judgement by his word, and that word shows how God judgeth of things. Laws show, judgement what is to be done, and what is not to be done. The Gospel shows Gods judgement, what he will have us believe and hope for, and how we must carry our selves in way of thankfulnesses if we do this, then the Gospel, the word of God judgeth what shall become of us, we shall be saved, if we do the contrary, the word again judgeth what our state shall be, we shall be damned, so it is called judgement, because it judgeth what is good and what is ill, and because it determineth what shall become of us if we obey or disobey.
It is called so frequently in the Psalmes, and ⟨p. 64⟩in other places of Scripture, because the truth of God shewes what God doth judge. Judgement is originally in God who is the first truth, and the first good, the first truth judgeth best of truthes, what is light, and what is darkenesse, what is truth, and what is error, what is good, and what is ill, what is safe, and what is dangerous; all will grant that God is the first light, and the fir•t truth, therefore hee doth originally judge of the difference of things: for even as in the creation he put an eternall difference betweene light and darkenesse, and severed things that were in the confuse• Chaos, and established an orderly world, that Heaven should be above, and earth below, that one thing should be above another, and all in judgement. So in the governing of man-kinde, he shewes his judgement by his word, and that word shewes how God judgeth of things. Lawes shew, judgement what is to be done, and what is not to be done. The Gospell shewes Gods judgement, what he will have us beleeve and hope for, and how wee must carry our selves in way of thankefullnesses if we doe this, then the Gospell, the word of God judgeth what shall become of us, wee shall be saved, if we doe the contrary, the word againe judgeth what our state shall be, wee shall be damned, so it is called judgement, because it judgeth what is good and what is ill, and because it determineth what shall become of us if we obey or disobey.