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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
THE FRUITFUL LABOUR FOR Eternal Food.THE FRVITFVLL LABOVR FOR Eternall Food.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
We must enlarge the sense according to our Saviours meaning; By the meat that perisheth, he doth not intend only outward food, but all outward things whatsoever, they are the meat that perisheth, all earthly and outward things are the food that the soul of a natural man feeds upon. The soul of a Covetous man feeds upon his money, applauding himself that he is worth so much and so much. The Ambitious man Chameleon like feeds upon the air, upon the airy applause of the people. The Sensual man feeds upon base and sensual pleasures, in a word, all carnal men, natural men are condemned to that sentence of the Serpent, to eat dust, to feed upon outward, earthly, perishing things. So that every thing that is not grace and glory or the means that lead to it, is a perishing thing.
We must enlarge the sense according to our Saviours meaning; By the meate that perisheth, hee doth not intend onely outward food, but all outward things whatsoever, they are the meate that perisheth, all earthly and outward things are the foode that the soule of a naturall man feedes upon. The soule of a Covetous man feeds upon his money, applauding himselfe that he is worth so much and so much. The Ambitious man Camelion like feeds upon the ayre, upon the ayrie applause of the people. The Sensuall man feeds upon base and sensuall pleasures, in a word, all carnall men, naturall men are condemned to that sentence of the Serpent, to eate dust, to feede upon outward, earthly, perishing things. So that every thing that is not grace and glory or the meanes that leade to it, is a perishing thing.
Nay (to raise it a little higher) Learning and Knowledge, if it be only of perishing things, is food that perisheth, for as the frame of nature and the civill frame of the world must have an end and perish, so the knowledge of natural and civill things must needs be perishing also.
Nay (to raise it a little higher) Learning and Knowledge, if it be onely of perishing things, is food that perisheth, for as the frame of nature and the civill frame of the world must have an end and perish, so the knowledge of naturall and civill things must needs be perishing also.