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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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1God takes out of the book of nature things useful to insert them into his divine book: because now no man shall be ashamed to learn ⟨p. 117⟩of the creatures. Now since the fall man must learn of the poor creatures, and such a dunce is man, it is well for him, if he can learn of the Ant, and Crane and Turtle, and therefore doth God take lessons out of the book of nature, and put them into his book, to teach us to furnish our selves with divine mysteries, and instructions from the creatures. And indeed a gracious heart will make use of every thing, and have his thoughts raised with them: As the Prophet Jeremiah here, he shames them by the example of the creatures. But of this by the way.
1God takes out of the booke of nature things usefull to insert them into his divine booke: because now no man shall be ashamed to learne ⟨p. 117⟩of the creatures. Now since the fall man must learne of the poore creatures, and such a dunce is man, it is well for him, if he can learne of the Ant, and Crane and Turtle, and therefore doth God take lessons out of the booke of nature, and put them into his booke, to teach us to furnish our selves with divine mysteries, and instructions from the creatures. And indeed a gratious heart will make use of every thing, and have his thoughts raised with them: As the Prophet Ieremy here, he shames them by the example of the creatures. But of this by the way.
- 1God takes instruction out of the book of nature into his book.God takes instruction out of the booke of nature into his booke.
The thing most material (with which I will end) is this.