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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.
Then Christ commends John from the efficacy of his Ministry,2 From the days of John Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force; so you see how the words depend upon the former. For the points we are to consider in them.
Then Christ commends Iohn from the efficacie of his Ministery,2 From the daies of Iohn Baptist untill now the Kingdome of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force; so you see how the words depend upon the former. For the points wee are to consider in them.
- 2From the efficacy of his Ministry.From the efficacie of his Ministery.
First, here you have the state of the Church in the New Testament, (It is a Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Heaven) together with the quality of the means whereby it comes to be a Kingdom, the means of grace, the Gospel. The Gospel and the people that are wrought on by the Gospel in the New Testament, they are both called the Kingdom of Heaven.
First, here you have the state of the Church in the New Testament, (It is a Kingdome, and the Kingdome of Heaven) together with the quality of the meanes whereby it comes to be a Kingdome, the meanes of grace, the Gospell. The Gospell and the people that are wrought on by the Gospell in the New Testament, they are both called the Kingdome of Heaven.
Then secondly, here is set down the affection of those people that seek this Kingdom at that time, and so forward to the end of the world; the disposition of the persons is, they are violent.