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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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First of Gods enquiry,1 I hearkened and heard. Ere Sodom was destroyed, The Lord came down to see whether there were such cause or no. God is most just, he will see cause for his judgements: He hath no delight in punishing. When he judgeth it is not out of his Sovereignty; but out of his justice; he doth it not as a Sovereign Lord, but as a just judge. Now a judge must do all upon inquisition and evidence, therefore saith he, I hearkened and heard. Where by the way the gods of the earth to whom he hath communicated his name should learn hence, not to be rash in their judgements, but to have sound evidence, before they pass sentence. I hearkened and heard, To hearken is more then to hear, to apply ones self with some affection to hear a thing.
First of Gods enquiry,1 I hearkened and heard. Ere Sodome was destroyed, The Lord came downe to see whether there were such cause or no. God is most just, he will see cause for his judgements: He hath no delight in punishing. When hee judgeth it is not out of his Soveraignty; but out of his justice; he doth it not as a Soveraigne Lord, but as a just judge. Now a judge must doe all upon inquisition and evidence, therefore saith he, I hearkened and heard. Where by the way the gods of the earth to whom he hath communicated his name should learne hence, not to be rash in their judgements, but to have sound evidence, before they passe sentence. I hearkened and heard, To hearken is more then to heare, to apply ones selfe with some affection to heare a thing.
- 1Gods inquiry.
God is all ear, as he is all eye, he hath an ear every where, he hath an ear in our hearts, he hears what we think, what we desire, he sees all the secret corners of our hearts, therefore when he saith here, I hearkened and heard, ⟨p. 82⟩