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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 then,2 it it a name of office as well as of base condition. There are ordinary servants and extraordinary, as great Kings have their servants of state. Christ besides his abasement, he was a servant of state, he was an Ambassador ⟨p. 8⟩sent from the great God, a Prophet, a Priest, and a King,2 as we sh•ll see afterwards, an extraordinary servant to do a piece of service that all the Angels in Heaven, and all the men on the Earth joined together could not perform, this great master-piece of service was to bring God and man together again that were at variance, as it is,3 1. Pet. 3.18. to bring us to God, we were severed and scattered from God, his office was to gather us together again, to bring us all to one head again, to bring us to himself and so to God, to reconcile us, as the Scripture phrase is. Now it being the greatest work and service that ever was, it required the greatest servant, for no creature in the world could perform it, all the Angels of Heaven would have sunk under this service to have undergone satisfaction to divine justice: for the Angels themselves when they sinned, they could not recover themselves but sunk under their own sin eternally; thus we see how he is Gods servant, who set him a part and chose him to his service.
And then,2 it it a name of office as well as of base condition. There are ordinary servants and extraordinary, as great Kings have their servants of state. Christ besides his abasement, he was a servant of state, he was an Ambassador ⟨p. 8⟩sent from the great God, a Prophet, a Priest, and a King,2 as we sh•ll see afterwards, an extraordinary servant to doe a peece of service that all the Angels in Heaven, and all the men on the Earth joyned together could not performe, this great master-piece of service was to bring God and man together againe that were at variance, as it is,