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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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Then secondly, the evidence upon the enquiry, They spake not aright.
And thirdly, the complaint upon that evidence; set down First positively, They repented not of their wickedness, which is amplified, 1. From the generality of this their impenitency, No man repented him, and 2. From the cause of it, want of consideration, they did not say, what have I done? If they had called themselves to account concerning what they had done, certainly they would have repented. ⟨p. 81⟩2. Comparatively, They turned to their course as the horse rusheth into the battle. Lastly, superlatively, preferring the skill of the poor Storks and Cranes, and the Turtle, and Swallow, before the judgement of his senseless and stupid people. The Stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed time, and the Turtle, the Crane, and the Swallow: But my people know not the judgement of the Lord. This is the sum of the words.
And thirdly, the complaint upon that evidence; set downe First positively, They repented not of their wickednesse, which is amplified, 1. From the generality of this their impenitency, No man repented him, and 2. From the cause of it, want of consideration, they did not say, what have I done? If they had called themselves to account concerning what they had done, certainely they would have repented. ⟨p. 81⟩2. Comparatively, They turned to their course as the horse rusheth into the battell. Lastly, superlatively, preferring the skill of the poore Storkes and Cranes, and the Turtle, and Swallow, before the judgement of his senselesse and stupid people. The Storke in the heavens knoweth her appointed time, and the Turtle, the Crane, and the Swallow: But my people know not the judgement of the Lord. This is the summe of the words.