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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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Again, as after meat received and eaten, there is strength and comfort gotten for the affairs of this life; so likewise after the soul hath digested and relished Christ, and the benefits and prerogatives that come by him, after we have made the heavenly truths of Christ our own, the soul is strengthened to holy duties, it is fit to do, it is fit to suffer, it is fit to resist temptations, it is fit to perform all the services of Christianity.
Againe, as after meate received and eaten, there is strength and comfort gotten for the affaires of this life; so likewise after the soule hath digested and relished Christ, and the benefits and prerogatives that come by him, after we have made the heavenly truths of Christ our owne, the soule is strengthened to holy duties, it is fit to doe, it is fit to suffer, it is fit to resist temptations, it is fit to performe all the services of Christianity.
In these and divers other respects Christ is the blessed meat here mentioned, not himself alone, but considered with all the blessed good things which we have by him: for Christ (as I said before) is never alone, if we have him, we are sons in him, we are heirs in him, we are free in him, we are redeemed in him, we are Kings in him, Priests in him, Prophets in him, we are all in him, we have with him all the good things that he hath, for as we have not them without him, so we have not him without ⟨p. 182⟩them, those that have the field, have the pearl in the field, and they that have the pearl in the field, have the field, they that have Christ, have Christ clothed with all his blessed prerogatives, and privileges, and comforts.
In these and divers other respects Christ is the blessed meate heere mentioned, not himself alone, but considered with all the blessed good things which we have by him: for Christ (as I said before) is never alone, if wee have him, we are sonnes in him, we are heires in him, we are free in him, we are redeemed in him, wee are Kings in him, Priests in him, Prophets in him, we are all in him, we have with him all the good things that he hath, for as we have not them without him, so we have not him without