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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, God will have this violence, and striving, as a character of difference, to show who are bastard professors, and who are not, who will go to the price of Christianity, and who will not. If men will go to Heaven they must be violent, they must be at the cost and charges, sometimes to venture life it self and whatsoever is dear and precious in the world. A man must be so violent, that he ⟨p. 239⟩must go thorough all, even death it self, (though it be a bloody death) to Christ; this discards all luke-warm, carnal professors, who shake off this violence; in all estates of the Church it is almost equally difficult to be a sound Christian; for God requires this violence even in the most peaceable times. Now the truth and religion are countenanced by the laws, yet the power of it is by many much opposed. Therefore he now that in spite of reproach, in spite of slander will bear the scorns cast upon the Gospel, that will go with Christ without the gate, 2bearing his reproach, such a man may be said to be thus violent; it is an easy thing to have so much Christianity as will stand with our commodity, or with pleasure, &c. but to have so much as will bring us to Heaven (I say) it is equally hard in all times of the Church, it requires violence to carry us thorough these lesser oppositions.
2Againe, God will have this violence, and striving, as a character of difference, to shew who are bastard professors, and who are not, who will goe to the price of Christianity, and who will not. If men will goe to Heaven they must be violent, they must be at the cost and charges, sometimes to venture life it selfe and whatsoever is deare and pretious in the world. A man must be so violent, that hee ⟨p. 239⟩must goe thorough all, even death it selfe, (though it be a bloudie death) to Christ; this discards all luke-warme, carnall professors, who shake off this violence; in all estates of the Church it is almost equally difficult to bee a sound Christian; for God requires this violence even in the most peaceable times. Now the truth and religion are countenanced by the lawes, yet the power of it is by many much opposed. Therefore hee now that in spight of reproach, in spight of slander will beare the scornes cast upon the Gospell, that will goe with Christ without the gate,