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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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1And then, he was a servant to us, for the Son of man came to minister, not to be ministered unto, he washed his Disciples feet, he was a servant to us, because he did our work and suffered our punishment, we made him serve by our sins, as the Prophet saith; he is a servant that bears an other mans burden, there was a double burden, of obedience active, and obedience passive, he bore them both, he came ⟨p. 9⟩under the law for us, both doing what we should have done, and indeed far more acceptably, and suffering that we should have suffered and far more acceptably, he being our surety, being a more excellent person, he did bear our burden, and did our work, therefore he was Gods servant, and our servant, and Gods servant, because he was our servant, be••use he came to do a work behoovefull to us.
1And then, he was a servant to us, for the Sonne of man came to minister, not to be ministred unto, he washed his Disciples feet, hee was a servant to us, because he did our worke and suffered our punishment, we made him serve by our sinnes, as the Prophet saith; he is a servant that beares an other mans burthen, there was a double burthen, of obedience active, and obedience passive, he bore them both, hee came ⟨p. 9⟩under the law for us, both doing what wee should have done, and indeed sarre more acceptably, and suffering that wee should have suffered and far more acceptably, hee being our surety, being a more excellent person, he did beare our burthen, and did our worke, therfore he was Gods servant, and our servant, and Gods servant, because he was our servant, be••use he came to do a work behoovefull to us.
- 1In respect of us.