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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, › What have I done?GODS INQVISITION, › What have I done?
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.
1First, that a man can return upon himself, he can search and try his own ways, and cite and arrest, and arraign himself, What have I done? This is a prerogative that God hath given to the understanding creature, the reasonable soul, it can reflect upon it self, which is an act of judgement. The brute creatures look forward to present objects, they are carried to present things, and cannot reflect: But man hath judgement to know what he hath done and spoken, to sit upon his own doings, to judge of his own actions. God hath erected a tribunal in every man; he hath set up conscience for a register, and witness, and judge, &c. there are all the parts of judicial proceeding in the soul of man. This shows ⟨p. 101⟩the dignity of man, and considering that God hath set up a throne and seat of judgement in the heart, we should labour to exercise this judgement.
1First, that a man can returne upon himselfe, he can search and try his owne waies, and cite and arrest, and arraigne himselfe, What have I done? This is a prerogative that God hath given to the understanding creature, the reasonable soule, it can reflect upon it selfe, which is an act of judgement. The bruit creatures looke forward to present objects, they are carried to present things, and cannot reflect: But man hath judgement to know what hee hath done and spoken, to sit upon his owne doings, to judge of his owne actions. God hath erected a tribunall in every man; hee hath set up conscience for a register, and witnesse, and judge, &c. there are all the parts of judiciall proceeding in the soule of man. This shewes ⟨p. 101⟩the dignity of man, and considering that God hath set up a throne and seate of judgement in the heart, we should labour to exercise this judgement.
- 1Man can reflect upon his actions