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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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The second thing that he intends especially in this Chapter, is to show that being raised with Christ, they are brought nearer to God, both Jews and Gentiles, that of themselves were far off. ⟨p. 139⟩Now he shows that they were raised and quickened with Christ, and brought near to God in Christ, that they might magnify the free grace of God in Christ; (all is by grace) and thereupon to be stirred up to a suitable, comfortable and gracious life. To come to the words, And you hath he quickened, &c. They are an application of the former comfortable truths to them, you hath he quickened, &c. These words, hath he quickened, are not in the original in this place: they are after in verse 5. When we were dead in sins, he quickened us: but they are put in, in the translation; because they must be understood to make the full sense.
The second thing that he intends especially in this Chapter, is to shew that being raised with Christ, they are brought nearer to God, both Iewes and Gentiles, that of themselves were farre off. ⟨p. 139⟩Now he shewes that they were raised and quickned with Christ, and brought neare to God in Christ, that they might magnifie the free grace of God in Christ; (all is by grace) and thereupon to be stirred up to a suteable, comfortable and gracious life. To come to the words, And you hath he quickned, &c. They are an application of the former comfortable truths to them, you hath he quickned, &c. These words, hath he quickned, are not in the originall in this place: they are after in verse 5. When we were dead in sinnes, he quickned us: but they are put in, in the translation; because they must be understood to make the full sence.
In the words consider these things