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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.
Which the Son of man shall give you, for him hath God the Father Sealed.
Which the Sonne of man shall give you, for him hath God the Father Sealed.
To come now to the possibility of attaining this food, which is the third argument our blessed Saviour useth to enforce upon us this injunction, to labour for the food that endures to ⟨p. 199⟩everlasting life. Hope stirreth up endeavour, as we see in marchandizing, though when we venture beyond the seas we commit all to wind and water (as they say) and it is doubtful what the issue may be, yet we hope, and that sets us on work: So the poor Husbandman, but that he hopes to have a comfortable issue, to have a harvest, he would never set himself to work. Now here is hope, and hope on a better ground a great deal, for he that makes other things successful, he hath given Christ for this purpose, and Christ (you see here) he gives himself, which the Son of man shall give you.
To come now to the possibility of attaining this food, which is the third argument our blessed Saviour useth to enforce upon us this injunction, to labour for the food that endures to ⟨p. 199⟩everlasting life. Hope stirreth up endeavour, as we see in marchandizing, though when wee venter beyond the seas we commit all to winde and water (as they say) and it is doubtfull what the issue may be, yet we hope, and that sets us on worke: So the poore Husbandman, but that he hopes to have a comfortable issue, to have a harvest, he would never set himselfe to worke. Now heere is hope, and hope on a better ground a great deale, for hee that makes other things successefull, he hath given Christ for this purpose, and Christ (you see heere) hee gives himselfe, which the Sonne of man shall give you.