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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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Again,4 the excellency of the thing enforceth violence; it is fit that excellent things should have answerable affections. Now it being a Kingdom, and the Kingdom of ⟨p. 240⟩Heaven, what affection is answerable but a violent strong affection?
Againe,4 the excellencie of the thing inforceth violence; it is fit that excellent things should have answerable affections. Now it being a Kingdome, and the Kingdome of ⟨p. 240⟩Heaven, what affection is answerable but a violent strong affection?
- 4The excellency of the things.The excellencie of the things.
5Again, together with the excellency, the necessity requires it; for the Kingdom of Heaven, it is a place of refuge, as well as a Kingdom to enrich us. There were Cities of refuge among the Jews, when a man was followed by the avenger of blood, he would run as fast as he could to the City of refuge and there he was safe, so when a guilty conscience pursues us, when there is a noise of fear in the heart, when Gods judgements awaken us, & hell is open, when a man apprehends his estate, and is convinced what a one he is, and what he deserves, of necessity he will fly to the City of refuge, and where is that, but in the Kingdom of Heaven, in the Church? happy is he that can but get in at the gate of this Kingdom, there is no doubt of his going in further; but there must be a striving to enter in at the gate, 2