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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.
If you pretend your unworthiness and want of excellencies, he takes away that objection, Come unto me all that are weary and heavy laden, 1Come buy without money, and here in the text, the Son of man shall give it, and what so free as gift?
If you pretend your unworthinesse and want of excellencies, hee takes away that objection, Come unto me all that are weary and heavy laden, 1Come buy without money, and here in the text, the Sonne of man shall give it, and what so free as guift?
If you pretend you have sinned since your calling, and that you have sinned against conscience, and knowledge, and therefore now you have no further hope of Christ: remember that Paul 2. Cor. 5. speaks to the Corinthians that were in the state of grace, I beseech you to be reconciled to God, and in Jeremiah 3. Return again you Backsliding Israel, and I will heal your Backslidings, and again, will ⟨p. 212⟩a man receive a wife that hath played the harlot and broken the band of marriage? Yet return O house of Israel and I will receive you, Therefore run not away from God, though thou hast sinned after thou art in the state of grace, come again J beseech you still Christ is to be received, the door of grace is always held open, and the golden sceptre continually held out as long as we live in this world.
If you pretend you have sinned since your calling, and that you have sinned against conscience, and knowledge, and therefore now you have no further hope of Christ: remember that Paul