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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
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.
Labour not for the meat that perisheth.
Labour not for the meate that perisheth.
What? doth Christ mean that we should not labour at all for earthly things? doth he ⟨p. 173⟩read a Lecture of ill husbandry and unthriftiness and negligence?
What? doth Christ meane that wee should not labour at all for earthly things? doth hee ⟨p. 173⟩reade a Lecture of ill husbandry and unthriftinesse and negligence?
No, he doth as we do, when we would set a crooked thing straight we bend it as much the contrary way, our Saviour saw that they were desperately addicted to earthly things, that they followed him for their bellies, sought him for the loaves, therefore he bends the stick the contrary way, Labour not for the meat that perisheth, that is, labour not for it in comparison of better things, labour not so inordinately, so immoderately, labour not so unseasonably. It is said of the Israelites that they brought Egypt into the Wilderness, because they brought the love of the Garlic and Onions of Egypt with them: we have many come to the Church, to these holy exercises, to this holy place, but they bring the world with them, they come with carnal affections: labour not so unseasonably; it should be our heavenly wisdom to lay aside importunate earthly thoughts of earthly things, to drive them away as Abraham did the Birds from the Sacrifice, we should leave them as he did the Beasts and his Servants at the bottom of the Mount when he went up to sacrifice unto God: thus labour not, labour not immoderately, labour not inordinately, labour not unseasonably.