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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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It is a good sign for the present that God hath some blessing for us, that now in our public ⟨p. 128⟩meetings, there is regard to Religion, and that in the first place, there is some zeal for the cause of God against those that would wrong the cause of Religion, we have some cause to hope in respect of that. And let every one labo•r to stir up the Spirit of God, and study how he may do, and receive good, and be fruitful, and warm in his affections, considering what excellent blessings we enjoy in the gospel. What is the glory of the kingdom we live in above Popery? our religion that we have, the sun-shine of the Gospel; now the riches of Christ are unfolded, we have the key of Heaven, Heaven opened, what glorious times are those? The glory of the times is the manifestation of the Gospel, and shall we grow in the decay of our love? •s there •ot cause to grow in love to the Gospel, when God hath taken it from others, and hath given •• to us? Now Jdolat•y is where true Religion was, and the Mass is said, where God was religiously worshipped in other places, and countries; Shall God deal so with us, and shall we not be in love with that truth? Since we have had the truth, what peace, and plenty have we had? And if ever we loose it, it will go with other things: if God take away the truth, away goes our peace and prosperity; he will not take it away alone; it came not alone, and he will not take it away alone. Doubtless it must needs make way for judgement, when our love to so precious a jewel as the Gospel, shall ⟨p. 129⟩begin to die and decay, when we shall begin to slight and disregard it. And so for any particular man that hath had good things in him, if they now begin to decay it is an ill sign that God is fitting him for judgement.
Jt is a good signe for the present that God hath some blessing for us, that now in our publique ⟨p. 128⟩meetings, there is regard to Religion, and that in the first place, there is some zeale for the cause of God against those that would wrong the cause of Religion, wee have some cause to hope in respect of that. And let every one labor to stirre up the Spirit of God, and study how he may doe, and receive good, and be fruitfull, and warme in his affections, considering what excellent blessings we enjoy in the ospell. What is the glory of the kingdome we live in above Popry? our religion that wee have, the sun-shine of the Gospell; now the riches of Christ are unfolded, wee have the key of Heaven, Heaven opened, what glorious times are those? The glory of the times is the manifestation of the Gospell, and shall we grow in the decay of our love? s there ot cause to grow in love to the Gospell, when God hath taken it from others, and hath given to us? Now Jdolaty is where true Religion was, and the Masse is said, where God was religiously worshipped in other places, and countries; Shall God deale so with us, and shall we not be in love with that truth? Since we have had the truth, what peace, and plenty have we had? And if ever we loose it, it will goe with other things: if God take away the truth, away goes our peace and prosperity; he will not take it away alone; it came not alone, and he will not take it away alone. Doubtlesse it must needes make way for judgement, when our love to so precious a jewell as the Gospell, shall