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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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And likewise it serveth wonderfully to strengthen our faith when we go to God for forgiveness of sins: offer him his own broad Seal, offer to him Christ a Mediator authorized by himself: Lord I am thus and thus a sinner, but notwithstanding thou hast sent thy blessed Son and set him forth to be a Saviour for me, and him I offer to thee, thou canst not deny or refuse thy own Sealed Mediator and Redeemer, if he had been a Mediator of my own appointing and of my own sealing it were another matter, but I offer thy own Mediator, look on the death of him whom thou hast Sealed to be ⟨p. 205⟩my intercessor. It is a wondrous prevailing argument with God, he cannot deny that which he hath devised himself, him whom he chose before all worlds for this great office.
And likewise it serveth wonderfully to strengthen our faith when we goe to God for forgivenesse of sinnes: offer him his owne broad Seale, offer to him Christ a Mediator authorized by himselfe: Lord I am thus and thus a sinner, but notwithstanding thou hast sent thy blessed Sonne and set him forth to be a Saviour for mee, and him I offer to thee, thou canst not deny or refuse thy owne Sealed Mediator and Redeemer, if hee had beene a Mediator of my owne appointing and of my owne sealing it were another matter, but I offer thy owne Mediator, looke on the death of him whom thou hast Sealed to bee ⟨p. 205⟩my intercessour. It is a wondrous prevailing argument with God, hee cannot denie that which he hath devised himselfe, him whom hee chose before all worlds for this great office.
But how shall I know whether he be Sealed for my good or no? saith the soul that hears this, we hear much of an authorized Saviour, of an authorized Mediator to be All-sufficient, but what is that to me?
But how shall I know whether hee be Sealed for my good or no? saith the soule that heares this, we heare much of an authorized Saviour, of an authorized Mediator to be All-sufficient, but what is that to mee?