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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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And consider withal our former courses, ⟨p. 91⟩rip up our lives from our child-hood, consider the sins of our youth together with our present sins, that so we may the better stir up and awaken our consciences: Let us consider whether we are now in a state wherein we could be content that God should send his judgements upon us: Consider how we have been scandalous to others, how we have drawn others to sin, that the guilt of other mens sins will lye upon us; it may be we have repented, but have they? Consider the repetition of our sins, if we have not committed them again and again, and other circumstances that may aggravate them. Let us labour to work these things on our hearts, and desire the Spirit of God to convince our souls of the foulness and dangerousness of sin. When we sin against conscience, what do we, but set the Devil in the place of God, we make our selves wiser then God, we leave Gods ways, as if we could find better, and more profitable, and more gainful courses then his; sound conviction of this will move us to repentance.
And consider withall our former courses, ⟨p. 91⟩rip up our lives from our child-hood, consider the sinnes of our youth together with our present sins, that so we may the better stirre up and awaken our consciences: Let us consider whether we are now in a state wherein wee could bee content that God should send his judgements upon us: Consider how wee have been scandalous to others, how we have drawn others to sinne, that the guilt of other mens sinnes will lye upon us; it may bee wee have repented, but have they? Consider the repetition of our sinnes, if wee have not committed them againe and againe, and other circumstances that may aggravate them. Let us labour to worke these things on our hearts, and desire the Spirit of God to convince our soules of the foulenesse and dangerousnesse of sinne. When we sinne against conscience, what doe we, but set the Divell in the place of God, wee make our selves wiser then God, wee leave Gods waies, as if wee could finde better, and more profitable, and more gainefull courses then his; sound conviction of this will moove us to repentance.