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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 labour to have humility of spirit,1 that that may grow up with us in all our performances, that all things that we speak and do may savour of a spirit of humility, that we may seek the glory of God in all things more then our own.
Let us labour to have humility of spirit,1 that that may grow up with us in all our performances, that all things that we speake and doe may savour of a spirit of humility, that we may seeke the glory of God in all things more then our owne.
- 1Labour for humility.
And let us commit the fame and credit of what we are or do to God, he will take care of that, let us take care to be and to do as we should, and then for noise and report, let it be good or ill as God will send it: We know oft times it falls out that that which is precious in mans eye is abominable in Gods, if we seek to be in the mouths of men, to dwell in the talk and speech of men, God will abhor ⟨p. 74⟩us, and at the hour of death it will not comfort us what men speak or know of us, but sound comfort must be from our own conscience and the judgement of God: therefore let us labour to be good in secret, Christians should be as minerals, rich in the depth of the earth, that which is least seen is his riches, we should have our treasure deep: For the discovery of it, we should be ready when we are called to it, and for all other accidental things, let them fall out as God in his wisdom sees good. So let us look through good report and bad report to Heaven, let us do the duties that are pleasing to God and our own conscience, and God will be careful enough to get us applause; Was it not sufficient for Abel, that though there was no great notice taken what faith he had, and how good a man he was, yet that God knew it, and discovered it? God sees our sincerity and the truth of our hearts, and the graces of our inward man, he sees all these, and he values us by these, as he did Abel; As for outward things, there may be a great deal of deceit in them, and the more a man grows in grace, the less he cares for them; as much reputation as is fit for a man will follow him in being and doing what he should, God will look to that. Therefore we should not set up sails to our own meditations, that unless we be carried with the wind of applause, to be becalmed and not go a whit forward, but we should be carried with the Spirit of God and