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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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Secondly, all earthly food doth not give but maintain life where it is, but Christ he is such a food as gives life, he is as well life as food, I am the life.
Secondly, all earthly food doth not give but maintaine life where it is, but Christ hee is such a food as gives life, he is as well life as food, I am the life.
Again thirdly, the nourishment we have from this outward food, we turn to our selves, but Christ this spiritual meat, turns us into himself, transforms us into his own likeness, for Christ offered to us in the Gospel being digested by Faith, doth by his Spirit change us every way into his own likeness.
Againe thirdly, the nourishment wee have from this outward food, we turne to our selves, but Christ this spirituall meate, turnes us into himselfe, transformes us into his owne likenesse, for Christ offered to us in the Gospell being digested by Faith, doth by his Spirit change us every way into his owne likenesse.
Lastly, all other meats are consumed in the spending, and there will a time come when we shall not be able to relish any worldly thing, our mouth will be out of taste with these outward things; But Christ the food of the soul is never consumed, but grows more and more, ⟨p. 183⟩and when we can relish no other, we may relish this food that endures to everlasting life, it always satisfies the soul: all earthly things are as salt water that increase the appetite but satisfy not, only Christ and grace and the comforts we have by him satisfy and that everlastingly, they are as a spring that never dyes: As he himself in his own person endures to everlasting life, so all that we have by him is everlasting, grace is everlasting, grace ends in glory: Christ always satisfies, though not wholly here, because there must be a continual recourse to him, yet he will satisfy hereafter, Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.