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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 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.
And doe not say your sinnes have beene thus and thus, for consider what were these parties that he offers himselfe to heere, that he saith to, Labour for the meate 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 meate that endures, &c. I am Sealed even for your salvation, if you will come out of your hypocrisie and be ruled by me; therefore let none stand out from comming under the governement of Christ, for hee offers mercy (you see heere) to the worst of men, even to cursed hypocrites.
And (to conclude with a word of comfort) if there be any poor distressed soul frighted in conscience with the sight of his sins and Satan's temptations, O let such consider the love of God in Christ: Satan pictures out God as a terrible Judge, and so he is indeed to men that go on in their sins, a consuming fire: but art thou weary of thy courses, art thou willing to ⟨p. 215⟩come under a better covenant, let not Satan abuse thee by setting God before thee as a terrible Judge, and Christ as one that would not save thee; no, come in, kiss the Son, for him hath the Father Sealed, Sealed for thee if thou be weary of thy sins, enforce not upon thy soul any unwillingness to be in God, wherefore doth God stoop so low, and labour by all these arguments here, as that Christ is the Son of man, and that he shall give it you, and that the Father hath Sealed him for that end, wherefore is all this, but to show his willingness to receive thee? wherefore hath the Father Sealed Christ but in love to thee? Come in therefore, and then if you will seal to this truth, if you will believe, and cast your selves on Gods gracious promise even against doubting and distrust, you shall find God sealing you by his Spirit, you shall find his Spirit witnessing to your spirits that you are the sons of God.