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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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1To search a little deeper, do but compare your courses toward these good things of Heaven, with your courses towards the world. ⟨p. 243⟩If there be hope of preferment, the doors of great men are sure to suffer violence with favourites. The Courts of justice suffer violence, to have our right in earthly things. The stages, and such places are thronged, and suffer violence. If a man could but over-look the courses of men abroad in the City, he should see one violent for his pleasures running to the house of the Harlot as a fool to the stocks. 2Another to the exchange to increase his estate. Another to the place of justice, to detract his neighbour, or to get his own right, perhaps neglecting his title to Heaven in the mean time. Another to the Court to get favour to rise to some place of preferment. These places suffer violence: but what violence doth the poor Gospel endure? Alas, it is slighted, and men will regard that when they can spare time, &c. It is not regarded according to the worth and value of it; if ever we look to have good by the Gospel, our dispositions must be violent in some proportion answerable to the excellency of it.
1To search a little deeper, doe but compare your courses toward these good things of Heaven, with your courses towards the world. ⟨p. 243⟩If there be hope of preferment, the doores of great men are sure to suffer violence with favourites. The Courts of justice suffer violence, to have our right in earthly things. The stages, and such places are thronged, and suffer violence. If a man could but over-looke the courses of men abroad in the Citie, he should see one violent for his pleasures running to the house of the Harlot as a foole to the stocks. 2Another to the exchange to increase his estate. Another to the place of justice, to detract his neighbour, or to get his owne right, perhaps neglecting his title to Heaven in the meane time. Another to the Court to get favour to rise to some place of preferment. These places suffer violence: but what violence doth the poore Gospell indure? Alas, it is sleighted, and men will regard that when they can spare time, &c. It is not regarded according to the worth and valew of it; if ever wee looke to have good by the Gospell, our dispositions must be violent in some proportion answerable to the excellency of it.