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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
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.
VIOLENCE VICTORIOUS.
VIOLENCE VICTORIOVS.
MAT. 11.12. From the days of John Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force.
MAT. 11.12. From the daies of Iohn Baptist untill now the Kingdome of Heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force.
JOHN Baptist and our blessed Saviour gave mutual testimonies one of another, he witnessed of Christ before he came, and our Saviour Christ gives witness of him here. The occasion of this you have in the second verse:1 John being in prison sends two of his Disciples to Christ, to know whether he were the Christ or no; not that John did doubt, but to confirm his Disciples. Christ returns a real and a verbal answer, Tell John (saith he) what ye have seen and heard, &c. and then he ⟨p. 224⟩closeth up all, Blessed is he that is not offended with me. Upon this occasion Christ enters into a commendation of blessed St. John Baptist, even unto a comparative commendation, amongst them that were borne of women there had not yet risen a greater then John the Baptist,