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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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I answer, very well, Christ will give himself and forgiveness of sins, and life everlasting, and yet we must labour too: But we must know for what we must labour, we must not labour for any merit to the title unto Heaven and happiness, Christ indeed gives that; But labour in the use of all good means to get knowledge and faith to receive this gift, to get the knowledge of Christ, what he is in his natures and offices, what he hath promised, what ⟨p. 217⟩he hath done and what he hath suffered, what the intent of the Gospel is, what the Giver is, and what the authority is that his Father hath given him, this requires labour, it is a labour to crack the shell, to understand the letter of the Scripture, to know what the gift and what the giver is. And it is likewise a labour to get faith to receive this gift, to get the soul emptied of all self-confidence, of all worth in it self and in the creature, for Christ must be received with a beggars hand, and it will ask much labour to deny a mans self, for proud flesh will always have somewhat to trust to either in it self or in the creature.
I answer, very well, Christ will give himselfe and forgivenesse of sinnes, and life everlasting, and yet we must labour too: But wee must know for what we must labour, we must not labour for any merit to the title unto Heaven and happinesse, Christ indeed gives that; But labour in the use of all good meanes to get knowledge and faith to receive this gift, to get the knowledge of Christ, what he is in his natures and offices, what he hath promised, what ⟨p. 217⟩he hath done and what he hath suffered, what the intent of the Gospell is, what the Giver is, and what the authority is that his Father hath given him, this requires labour, it is a labour to crack the shell, to understand the letter of the Scripture, to know what the gift and what the giver is. And it is likewise a labour to get faith to receive this gift, to get the soule emptied of all selfe-confidence, of all worth in it selfe and in the creature, for Christ must bee received with a beggars hand, and it will aske much labour to deny a mans selfe, for proud flesh will alwaies have somewhat to trust to either in it selfe or in the creature.