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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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2Again, death makes the body unlovely, Abraham would buy a piece of ground that he might bury his dead out of his sight, he could not endure the sight of his own beloved wife when she was dead. Death takes away the beauty and the honour that God hath put upon the body, so that it is not honourable to those that behold it after death. The Image of God stamped upon the soul of man by the Spirit, it is the glory of a man: after sin it is an unlovely soul. We are all deprived of the glory of God, as S. Paul saith.
2Againe, death makes the body unlovely, Abraham would buy a piece of ground that hee might bury his dead out of his sight, hee could not indure the sight of his owne beloved wife when shee was dead. Death takes away the beauty and the honour that God hath put upon the body, so that it is not honourable to those that behold it after death. The Image of God stamped upon the soule of man by the Spirit, it is the glory of a man: after sin it is an unlovely soule. We are all deprived of the glory of God, as S. Paul saith.
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3And not only so; but there is a loathsomeness contrary to that honour that was in it before. Though all art and skill be used that may be to set out a dead body, (with flowers, or whatsoever you will) to please the fancy of the living: yet it is but a dead body, and the stench will be above all other sweet smells. So let any natural man be as witty, and as learned, and as great, and as rich as you will; or as he can be set out with all these ornaments and flowers: yet he is but a carrion, a loathsome creature to God, if his soul be separated from God, and inwardly cleave to the creature. If he have not a new heart, he is abominable and loathsome to God, and to all that have the Spirit of God. A dead soul is abominable to all Gods senses, (the Scripture thus familiarly condescends unto us,) he