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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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A DESCRIPTION OF CHRIST.
MAT. 12.18. Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my Beloved in whom my soul is well pleased, I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall show judgement to the Gentiles, he shall not strive nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets, &c.
MAT. 12.18. Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my Beloved in whom my soule is well pleased, I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgement to the Gentiles, he shall not strive nor crie, neither shall any man heare his voice in the streets, &c.
THE words are the accomplishment of a prophecy taken out of Isaiah 42. as we may see by the former verse,1 That it might be fulfilled. Now the occasion of bringing them in here in this verse, it is a charge that Christ gives verse. 16. That they should not discover and make him known for the miracles he did, he withdraws ⟨p. 2⟩himself, he was desirous to be concealed, he would not live to the view overmuch: for he knew the rebellious disposition of the Jews, that were willing to change their government, and to make him King, therefore he laboured to conceal himself all kind of ways, now upon this charge that they should tell no body, he brings in the Prophet Isaiah prophesying of him, Behold my servant, &c. he shall not strive nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. Other Kings labour that their pomp and magnificence may be seen, but he shall not mind ostentation, he shall not be contentious nor clamorous, for these 3. things are meant when he saith, he shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall his voice be heard in the streets, he shall not yield to any ostentation: for he came in an abased state to work our salvation, he shall not be contentious, nor yet clamorous in matter of wrong, there shall be no boasting any kind of way, as we shall see when we come to the words, you see then the inference here.