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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
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.
No man.
No man repented of his evil ways, we see then,
No man repented of his evill wayes, wee see then,
1That Generality is no plea.
- 1Doct. Generality is no plea.
We must not follow a multitude to do evil, we must not follow the stream to do as the world doth, will any man reason thus; Now there dye so many weekly of the plague, it is no matter whether I go: I will go now into any place without any respect to my company, &c? Will he not reason on the contrary: Therefore I will take heed, J will carry preservatives about me, and look to my company. Self-love will teach a man to reason so, The Infection is great, therefore I will take the more heed. And will not spiritual wisdom teach us, the more spreading and infectious sin is, ⟨p. 99⟩the more heed to take? When all flesh had corrupted their way, then came the flood. Generality of sin makes way for sweeping judgements that takes all away. Therefore we have more reason to tremble, when the infection of sin hath seized upon all, when no man repents of his wickedness; a man should resolve, surely I will come out of such company, as we see Lot departed out of Sodom, and David in his time, was as a Pelican in the wilderness. I will rather go to Heaven alone then go to hell and be damned with a multitude. Multitude is no plea to a wise man. Shall we think it a means to increase danger in worldly things, and shall we think it a plea in spiritual things. It hath been the commendation of Gods children that they have striven against the stream and been good in evil times, Redeem the time: because the days are evil, saith the Apostle. A carnal Christian saith, does as the rest do: but saith David, Mine eyes gush out with rivers of waters, because men keep not thy Law. Do not fear that you shall pass unrespected if you be careful to look to your selves this way; If there be but one Lot in Sodom, one Noah and his family in the old world, he shall be looked to as a Jewell among much dross, God will single him out as a man doth his Jewels, when the rubbish is burnt. God will have a special care to gather his Jewels. When a man makes conscience of his ways in ill times and ill company,