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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?
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1Therefore let us labour to use our understanding more this way. Is our understanding and judgement given us to plot for the world, to be judicious for the things of this life only? No, but to be wise for the main end, to glorify ⟨p. 103⟩God, to save our souls, to get out of the corruption of nature, to maintain our communion with God every day more and more. The end of our living in the world is to begin Heaven upon earth: So to live here, as that we may live for ever in Heaven, whatsoever is done in order to this end is good, but nothing can be done to this end but upon due consideration. Let us improve our judgements for that end they are principally given us, not for particular ends, to get this or that mans favour, to get wealth, &c. but to use all as they may serve the main: we know not how short a time we shall enjoy these things, and further then they serve for the main, we shall have no comfort of them ere long. Our projects should be to gain glory to God, and to bring our selves and others to Heaven, there is excellent use of this consideration, this way it is one main way to repentance, we see here, No man repented, because no man said, What have I done?
1Therefore let us labour to use our understanding more this way. Is our understanding and judgement given us to plot for the world, to be judicious for the things of this life onely? No, but to be wise for the maine end, to glorifie ⟨p. 103⟩God, to save our soules, to get out of the corruption of nature, to maintaine our communion with God every day more and more. The end of our living in the world is to beginne Heaven upon earth: So to live here, as that we may live for ever in Heaven, whatsoever is done in order to this end is good, but nothing can be done to this end but upon due consideration. Let us improove our judgements for that end they are principally given us, not for particular ends, to get this or that mans favour, to get wealth, &c. but to use all as they may serve the maine: we know not how short a time we shall enjoy these things, and further then they serve for the maine, wee shall have no comfort of them ere long. Our projects should be to gaine glory to God, and to bring our selves and others to Heaven, there is excellent use of this consideration, this way it is one maine way to repentance, we see here, No man repented, because no man said, What have I done?