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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.
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.
Then secondly, here is set downe the affection of those people that seeke this Kingdome at that time, and so forward to the end of the world; the disposition of the persons is, they are violent.
The third is, the issue or success of this eagerness and violence; though the manner be violent, yet the success is good, the violent take it by force.
The third is, the issue or successe of this eagernesse and violence; though the manner be violent, yet the successe is good, the violent take it by force.