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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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That it is the disposition of those that are the true members of the Church of God to be eager and violent.1
- 1Doct. The disposition of Christians eager and violent.
Those that intend to enter into the Kingdom, they must throng, and strive to enter; and when they are in, they must keep the fort, and keep it with violence.
Those that intend to enter into the Kingdome, they must throng, and strive to enter; and when they are in, they must keepe the fort, and keepe it with violence.
There is indeed a violence of iniquity and injustice,1 and so the people of God of all others ought not to be a violent people; Do violence ⟨p. 236⟩to no man, saith the Baptist to the soldiers, Luke 3.14. violence rather debars out of the kingdom of Heaven, then is any qualification for it: But this is another manner of violence which our Saviour here speaks of, necessary for all that desire to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven,2 and that for these reasons.
There is indeed a violence of iniquity and injustice,1