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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
THE FRUITFUL LABOUR FOR Eternal Food.THE FRVITFVLL LABOVR FOR Eternall Food.
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.
And (beloved) blessed are we that we can have this food for our labour, that ⟨p. 219⟩since the fall we can recover by the second Adam a better estate then we had by the first.
And (beloved) blessed are we that we can have this food for our labour, that ⟨p. 219⟩since the fall wee can recover by the second Adam a better estate then wee had by the first.
And our blessed Saviour to the end he might distinguish true Christians from Hypocrites, enjoins this duty of labouring so much the more, for we have many in the Church that think to have Christ and his benefits without labour, as if Heaven would drop into their mouths, they can say that God is merciful, and Christ died for us, but you shall in the mean time find them careless of reading, of hearing, of praying, of the Communion of Saints, &c. are idle in working out their salvation with fear and trembling, negligent in selling all that they have for the Pearl, will part with nothing for Christ, I say to distinguish these Hypocrites from true Christians, therefore he saith, Labour, to show to us that only they that labour for Christ in the use of all good means, that labour for the true knowledge of him and for faith to receive him, that sell all for him, that take pains to grow in grace and in union with Christ, that make him their best portion in the world, and delight in him, it is they only that have interest in Christ, only the painful Christian is the true Christian.
And our blessed Saviour to the end he might distinguish true Christians from Hypocrites, enjoynes this duty of labouring so much the more, for we have many in the Church that thinke to have Christ and his benefits without labour, as if Heaven would drop into their mouthes, they can say that God is mercifull, and Christ died for us, but you shall in the meane time finde them carelesse of reading, of hearing, of praying, of the Communion of Saints, &c. are idle in working out their salvation with feare and trembling, negligent in selling all that they have for the Pearle, will part with nothing for Christ, I say to distinguish these Hypocrites from true Christians, therefore he saith, Labour, to shew to us that onely they that labour for Christ in the use of all good meanes, that labour for the true knowledge of him and for faith to receive him, that sell all for him, that take paines to grow in grace and in union with Christ, that make him their best portion in the world, and delight in him, it is they onely that have interest in Christ, onely the painefull Christian is the true Christian.