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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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So the prerogatives we have by him, the soul feeds on them, feeds on his Redemption, that by his Redemption we are freed from our enemies and all that hate us, and all that we feared, that we are set at liberty from the Law, from sin and from death, and notwithstanding all the debasements of this world, we are the sons of God and heirs of Heaven.
So the prerogatives wee have by him, the soule feeds on them, feeds on his Redemption, that by his Redemption wee are freed from our enemies and all that hate us, and all that we feared, that wee are set at liberty from the Law, from sinne and from death, and notwithstanding all the debasements of this world, wee are the sons of God and heires of Heaven.
In a word, whatsoever is in Christ is for our good, He is all mine, his Life is mine, his Death is mine, his Resurrection is mine, his Ascension is mine, all is mine, he is expended and laid open for my good, that's the first.
In a word, whatsoever is in Christ is for our good, Hee is all mine, his Life is mine, his Death is mine, his Resurrection is mine, his Ascension is mine, all is mine, he is expended and laid open for my good, that's the first.
Again, as in the bodily life, there is a stomach, a power to work out of the meat that ⟨p. 179⟩which is for strength and nourishment: so in the soul, there is faith the spiritual mouth and stomach of the soul to work and draw out of Christ whatsoever is for the comfort and nourishment of it; as there is comfort in Christ, so the Spirit of God gives a man a hand, a mouth as it were, gives a man faith to work out of Christ somewhat for comfort; what were food if there were not a stomach to digest it, to make it a mans own? so what were Christ if we had not faith to lay hold on him?