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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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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⟩it is by way of condescending to our capacity.
God is all eare, as he is all eye, hee hath an eare every where, he hath an eare in our hearts, he heares what wee thinke, what we desire, hee sees all the secret corners of our hearts, therefore when he saith here, I hearkened and heard, ⟨p. 82⟩it is by way of condescending to our capacity.
We may learn hence briefly, That God hath an ear, and an eye to our carriage and dispositions, to our speeches and courses. If we had one alway at our backs that would inform such a man and such a man what we say; one that should book our words and after lay them to our charge, it would make us careful of our words. Now though we be never so much alone, there are two always that hear us, God hearkens and hears, and Gods deputy in us, conscience hearkens and hears; God books it, and conscience books it. As God hath a book wherein he wrote us before all worlds, and the book of his providence for our bones, and all things that concern us; So he hath a book for our works and words. Mal. 3.16. They that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him, &c. So here I hearkened and heard, God, and conscience note and observe every thing.
We may learne hence briefly, That God hath an eare, and an eye to our carriage and dispositions, to our speeches and courses. If we had one alway at our backs that would enforme such a man and such a man what we say; one that should booke our words and after lay them to our charge, it would make us carefull of our words. Now though we be nevr so much alone, there are two alwaies that heare us, God hearkens and heares, and Gods deputy in us, conscience hearkens and heares; God bookes it, and conscience bookes it. As God hath a book wherein he wrote us before all worlds, and the booke of his providence for our bones, and all things that concerne us; So he hath a booke for our workes and words.