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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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First, whatsoever sweetness, or comfort, or ⟨p. 177⟩strength there is in meat, it is for the comfort and strength and good of the body; so whatsoever is comfortable and cherishing in Christ (as indeed all comfort and cherishing is in him) it is for our good; to us He is given, for us He was borne, to us a Child is borne, to us a Son is given, all is for us, for us men, for us sinners; there is nothing in his natures, in his state and condition both of abasement and exaltation, nothing in his Offices but it is all for our good. Consider him in his humane nature, and join with his nature, his abasement, that he was man, that he took upon him our nature, that he was abased in it, that he humbled himself to death, even to the death of the Cross, to be a sacrifice for our sins, how doth the soul feed on this, on the wonderful love of God in giving Christ to be incarnate, and then to die for us, how doth the soul feed upon the death of Christ, because by that Gods wrath is appeased and he reconciled, where the dead body is there the Eagles resort, so doth the soul prey and feed upon the dead body of Christ, Christ crucified is the special food of the soul.
First, whatsoever sweetnesse, or comfort, or ⟨p. 177⟩strength there is in meate, it is for the comfort and strength and good of the body; so whatsoever is comfortable and cherishing in Christ (as indeed all comfort and cherishing is in him) it is for our good; to us He is given, for us Hee was borne, to us a Childe is borne, to us a Sonne is given, all is for us, for us men, for us sinners; there is nothing in his natures, in his state and condition both of abasement and exaltation, nothing in his Offices but it is all for our good. Consider him in his humane nature, and joyne with his nature, his abasement, that hee was man, that he tooke upon him our nature, that he was abased in it, that he humbled himselfe to death, even to the death of the Crosse, to bee a sacrifice for our sinnes, how doth the soule feed on this, on the wonderfull love of God in giving Christ to be incarnate, and then to die for us, how doth the soule feed upon the death of Christ, because by that Gods wrath is appeased and he reconciled, where the dead body is there the Eagles resort, so doth the soule prey and feed upon the dead body of Christ, Christ crucified is the speciall food of the soule.