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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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1Now by Christs example we should learn this, not to be vain glorious, not to make a great noise, you have some if they do any thing that is good, presently all the world must know it, this was not Christs disposition; it is a disposition that is hardly wrought out of mans heart without an exceeding great measure of the Spirit of God: For we see good men have been given this way. David would number the people that it might be known what a great Monarch he was, what a great number of people he had, he was a good man, yet vain-glorious, he smarted for it. So good Hezekias, Ambassadors were sent to him from the King of Babylon, and that they should know that Hezekiah was no beggarly Prince, out must come the vessels of the Temple, and all his treasures, to show what a rich King the King of Judah was. His vain-glory cost him all his riches, as the Prophet told him. So the Disciples before they received a great measure of the Spirit, how vain-glorious were they? They contended for the higher place, therefore they advise Christ to go up to Jerusalem, that he might be known, As Jehu said to ⟨p. 73⟩Jonadab, come up and see my zeal for the Lord of Hosts, he accounts it nothing unless it be seen, so flesh and blood, if there be any thing done that is good, all the world must know it presently. Christ chargeth them that no noise should be made, but that they would conceal him.
1Now by Christs example we should learne this, not to bee vaine glorious, not to make a great noyse, you have some if they doe any thing that is good, presently all the world must know it, this was not Christs disposition; it is a disposition that is hardly wrought out of mans heart without an exceeding great measure of the Spirit of God: For we see good men have been given this way. David would number the people that it might be knowne what a great Monarch he was, what a great number of people he had, he was a good man, yet vaine-glorious, he smarted for it. So good Hezekias, Ambassadors were sent to him from the King of Babylon, and that they should know that Hezekiah was no beggerly Prince, out must come the vessels of the Temple, and all his treasures, to shew what a rich King the King of Iudah was. His vaine-glory cost him all his riches, as the Prophet told him. So the Disciples before they received a great measure of the Spirit, how vaine-glorious were they? They contended for the higher place, therefore they advise Christ to goe up to Hierusalem, that he might bee knowne, As Iehu said to