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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 therefore if there be any here that have lived in sinful courses, and have a purpose to break them off, that are weary of the government of their lusts and of Satan that rules them by their lusts (for all are under one government ⟨p. 214⟩or other, either under the Sealed government of Christ, or under the base government of Satan that tends to damnation) O leave it, and come under this Governor Sealed by God the Father, authorized from Heaven by the blessed Trinity, by miracles, and by all the arguments that can be, come under his blessed government, and you shall do well, God the Father, the party offended with your sins, he hath Sealed him, and he cannot refuse a Mediator of his own Sealing.
And therfore if there be any heere that have lived in sinfull courses, and have a purpose to breake them off, that are weary of the governement of their lusts and of Satan that rules them by their lusts (for all are under one governement ⟨p. 214⟩or other, either under the Sealed governement of Christ, or under the base governement of Satan that tends to damnation) O leave it, and come under this Governour Sealed by God the Father, authorized from Heaven by the blessed Trinity, by miracles, and by all the arguments that can be, come under his blessed governement, and you shall doe well, God the Father, the partie offended with your sinnes, he hath Sealed him, and he cannot refuse a Mediator of his owne Sealing.
And do not say your sins have been thus and thus, for consider what were these parties that he offers himself to here, that he saith to, Labour for the meat that endures to everlasting life, were they not cursed Hypocrites that followed him for the loaves, and yet he saith to them, Labour for the meat that endures, &c. I am Sealed even for your salvation, if you will come out of your hypocrisy and be ruled by me; therefore let none stand out from coming under the government of Christ, for he offers mercy (you see here) to the worst of men, even to cursed hypocrites.