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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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5Again we may know that some judgement is coming by the universality and generality of sin, when it spreads over all. When there is a general infection of sin, we may well fear the infection of the air: sin hath infected the souls of men, therefore no wonder if God in the plague have a hand in infecting their bodies. We see here before the Prophet threatened this destruction, there was a generality of sin. In the 10. verse of this Chapter, he cries out against the covetousness and false-dealing of the Priests and Prophets and men of all estates: And so also Chap. 5. verse 4. The poor they were naught, they were poor in grace and goodness as well as in condition, Then saith he, I will see if there be any goodness in the great ones, I will get me to the ⟨p. 121⟩great men, verse 5. they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgement of their God: but they have broken the yoke and burst the bonds. When poor and rich, great and small, when all are sottish and brutish, when all flesh had corrupted their ways, as it was before the flood, then judgement must needs come: surely generality of sin makes way for generality of judgement; as the deluge of sin made way for the deluge of water. So the overflow of sin will make way for a flood of fire, God will one day purge the world with fire.2
5Againe vve may know that some judgement is comming by the universality and generality of sinne, vvhen it spreads over all. When there is a generall infection of sinne, vve may vvell feare the infection of the aire: sinne hath infected the soules of men, therefore no vvonder if God in the plague have a hand in infecting their bodies. We see here before the Prophet threatned this destruction, there was a generality of sinne. In the 10. verse of this Chapter, he cryes out against the covetousnesse and false-dealing of the Priests and Prophets and men of all estates: And so also Chap. 5. verse 4. The poore they were naught, they were poore in grace and goodnesse as well as in condition, Then saith he, I will see if there bee any goodnesse in the great ones, I will get me to the ⟨p. 121⟩great men, verse 5. they have knowne the way of the Lord, and the judgement of their God: but they have broken the yoke and burst the bonds. When poore and rich, great and small, when all are sottish and brutish, when all flesh had corrupted their waies, as it was before the flood, then judgement must needs come: surely generality of sinne makes vvay for generality of judgement; as the deluge of sin made vvay for the deluge of water. So the overflow of sinne will make vvay for a flood of fire, God will one day purge the vvorld vvith fire.