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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
GODS INQUISITION, › No man spake aright.GODS INQVISITION, › No man spake aright.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First in regard of God, men speak not aright,1 when they do not see him in the judgement, but look to the creature, to the second causes:1 as now in the time of the plague, to look to the air and weather, and this and that, (which is a good providence,) and to forget him that is the chief, to kill dogs and cats, and to let sin alone, to cry out; oh what air there is this year, and what weather it is! to talk of the second causes altogether, and to forget God, this is to talk amiss of Gods judgements threatened, in regard of God.
First in regard of God, men speake not aright,1 when they do not see him in the judgement, but looke to the creature, to the second causes:1 as now in the time of the plague, to looke to the ayre and weather, and this and that, (which is a good providence,) and to forget him that is the chiefe, to kill doggs and cats, and to let sinne alone, to cry out; oh what ayre there is this yeere, and what weather it is! to talke of the second causes altogether, and to forget God, this is to talke amisse of Gods judgements threatned, in regard of God.
- 1We speak amiss of Gods judgements.Wee speake amisse of Gods judgements.
- 1In regard of God.
Again we talk amiss in regard of others,2 when we begin to flight them in our thoughts and speeches, oh they were careless people, they adventured into company, and it was the carelessness of the Magistrates, they were not well looked to, they were unmerciful persons, &c. Is it not Gods hand? put case there might be some oversight; art thou secure from Gods arrow? he that struck them may he not strike thee? this is to talk amiss of the judgement of God in regard of others; when we think that God hath singled them out as sinners above the rest: as the Disciples thought of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifice. No, no, saith he, think not they were greater sinners then the rest, do not add your bitter censure of the judgement of God on them, and make it heavier, (there is a woe to such persons, as add afflictions to the afflicted,)