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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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Herein it is compared to some great rich ⟨p. 241⟩City that hath some great treasure and riches in it, and it must be besieged, and beleaguered a long time, and those that can enter into it they are made for ever. Or it is like the entrance or gate of a City where there is striving and thronging, and where besides enemies are, that if men strive not, they are cut, and mangled, and killed, so it is in the state of this Kingdom, when a mans eyes be opened, he sees the devil, and hell behind him, and either he must enter or be damned, and being entered, it makes him rich, and advanceth him for ever; so he is strongly moved to offer violence on both sides: if he look behind him there is the kingdom of Satan, darkness, and misery, and damnation, (for as Pharaoh pursued the Israelites when they were got out of his kingdom, so the devil pursues a man when he is broken out of his dominion) And then before him there is the kingdom of happiness and glory, the fear of that that follows them, and the hope of that that is set before them, both make them strive to enter into the gate of that City.
Herein it is compared to some great rich ⟨p. 241⟩Citie that hath some great treasure and riches in it, and it must be besieged, and beleagured a long time, and those that can enter into it they are made for ever. Or it is like the entrance or gate of a Citie where there is striving and thronging, and where besides enemies are, that if men strive not, they are cut, and mangled, and killed, so it is in the state of this Kingdome, when a mans eyes be opened, he sees the divell, and hell behind him, and either he must enteror be damned, and being entered, it makes him rich, and advanceth him for ever; so he is strongly mooved to offer violence on both sides: if he looke behind him there is the kingdome of Satan, darknesse, and misery, and damnation, (for as Pharaoh pursued the Israelites when they were got out of his kingdome, so the divell pursues a man when he is broken out of his dominion) And then before him there is the kingdome of happinesse and glory, the feare of that that followes them, and the hope of that that is set before them, both make them strive to enter into the gate of that Citie.