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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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This was, I hope, the chief aim of those that have published these Sermons of that worthy Light of our Church, Dr. Sibs. And surely we have great cause in this regard thankfully to acknowledge their care and pains, who both took them so exactly from his mouth as he delivered them, and then kept them so charity as [Greek or Hebrew] a precious thing committed to their trust, 1and have now published them for the common good of all that will make use of them. For by this means what was delivered to a few may now build up many to farther degrees of knowledge and grace even all the Land over, and they that never saw his face may be made sharers in those his labours which only a few were so happy as to hear.
This was, I hope, the chiefe aime of those that have published these Sermons of that worthy Light of our Church, Dr. Sibs. And surely we have great cause in this regard thankfully to acknowledge their care and paines, who both tooke them so exactly from his mouth as he delivered them, and then kept them so charity as 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 a precious thing committed to their trust, 1and have now published them for the common good of all that will make use of them. For by this meanes what was delivered to a few may now build up many to farther degrees of knowledge and grace even all the Land over, and they that never saw his face may be made sharers in those his labours which only a few were so happy as to heare.
Being my self one amongst others that have found the advantage hereof, I was not so hardly won as otherwise I should have been, to commend these Beams of divine Light to the respect of others. Diverse truths of greatest consequence are exactly handled in the several Sermons here presented to you, as concerning the misery of our natural estate and the blsse and happiness of those that are quickened by Christ, concerning the necessity of the Word, our spiritual Food & the Zealous Violence of the Faithful impressing after it, concerning the divers both joys