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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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3Again, they were Gentiles, Aliens from the common-wealth of Israel and strangers from the Covenant of promise, Heathen people. The Jews were the children of the Kingdom, the Gentiles ⟨p. 235⟩were foreigners and strangers; now for these to come in, and the children of the kingdom to be shut out, it must needs suppose violence; where there is no apparent right, there is force. Now what right had the Gentiles (that were little better then dogs) could they have any thing to do with the kingdom? I saith Christ, they take it by violence, and the Jews, and the proud Scribes and Pharisees that seem to be the apparent children of the kingdom shall at length be shut out. 2They that were first (in outward prerogatives) shall be last, and they that were last (the Gentiles, sinners, mean people that take the advantage of their baseness, and sinfulness, to see their unworthiness, and to magnify the grace of God in Christ) shall be first. In these respects the Kingdom of Heaven is said to suffer violence. People will to Heaven what ever come of it, when these good things are discovered they will have no nay. Hence we may learn this,
3Againe, they were Gentiles, Alients from the common-wealth of Israell and strangers from the Covenant of promise, Heathen people. The Iewes were the children of the Kingdome, the Gentiles ⟨p. 235⟩were forreiners and strangers; now for these to come in, and the children of the kingdome to be shut out, it must needs suppose violence; where there is no apparant right, there is force. Now what right had the Gentiles (that were little better then dogs) could they have any thing to doe with the kingdome? I saith Christ, they take it by violence, and the Jewes, and the proud Scribes and Pharisees that seeme to be the apparant children of the kingdome shall at length be shut out. 2They that were first (in outward prerogatives) shall bee last, and they that were last (the Gentiles, sinners, meane people that take the advantage of their basenesse, and sinnefullnesse, to see their unworthinesse, and to magnifie the grace of God in Christ) shall bee first. In these respects the Kingdome of Heaven is said to suffer violence. People will to Heaven what ever come of it, when these good things are discovered they will have no nay. Hence wee may learne this,