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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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2Again, it is a ground to comfort weak Christians that regard the means of salvation, and yet fear their falling away; be of good comfort whosoever thou art, God hath knit and linked these together, all the power of earth and hell cannot break one link of this chain; conscionable attending upon the means and grace and glory will go together. Therefore hold on, attend upon the means of salvation, and wait with comfort; The Gospel of the Kingdom will bring thee to grace, and grace (though it be but an earnest, but a little measure) will bring thee to glory. Where God hath begun a good work he will finish it, he will second one benefit with another, diligent attending on the means with grace, and grace with glory.
2Againe, it is a ground to comfort weake Christians that regard the meanes of salvation, and yet feare their falling away; be of good comfort whosoever thou art, God hath knit and linked these together, all the power of earth and hell cannot breake one linke of this chaine; conscionable attending upon the meanes and grace and glory will go together. Therefore hold on, attend upon the meanes of salvation, and waite with comfort; The Gospell of the Kingdome will bring thee to grace, and grace (though it be but an earnest, but a little measure) will bring thee to glory. Where God hath begun a good worke he will finish it, he will second one benefit with another, diligent attending on the meanes with grace, and grace with glory.
- 2Of comfort.
In Scripture, works have their denomination from that they aim at, as the Apostle saith, Ye have crucified the old man, and ye are crucified with Christ, because ye are in doing it, and ye shall do it perfectly; so we are Saints, because we shall be so; we are Kings now, because we are in part so, and we shall be so fully hereafter; so grace is called the Kingdom of Heaven, because it is the undoubted way to the Kingdom of Heaven and glory. God would help our faith by the very title, for we are not elected to the beginnings only of