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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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Away then with base reproaches,1 let us not, be affrighted with the ill reports of idle brains and rotten hearts of people, that know not the things that belong to the Kingdom of Heaven. Alas they know not what they say, they are to be pitied and not censured. Is there any ⟨p. 246⟩thing that a man should be earnest for, if not for these things? Were our fowls made to pursue things that are earthly and base, worse then our selves? Were our wits made only to plod in our temporal, and to neglect our heavenly calling? If any thing may challenge the best of our endeavours, the marrow of our labours, the utmost of our spirits and wits, certainly it is these, grace and glory, that will stand by us, when all things will fail us. Therefore let not your own hearts besot you, nor the vain speeches of others affright you. It will be acknowledged by every one ere long, that there is nothing worth a mans eagerness but these things. The worldling is violent and eager, he troubleth himself and his house about a vain shadow, for pleasures and profit, &c. and what comes of all his violence? He is turned naked into his grave and thence into Hell, and there is an end of all the violence about all other things besides these.
Away then with base reproaches,1 let us not, be affrighted with the ill reports of idle braines and rotten hearts of people, that know not the things that belong to the Kingdome of Heaven. Alas they know not what they say, they are to be pittied and not censured. Is there any ⟨p. 246⟩thing that a man should be earnest for, if not for these things? Were our foules made to pursue things that are earthly and base, worse then our selves? Were our wits made onely to plod in our temporall, and to neglect our heavenly calling? If any thing may challenge the best of our indeavours, the marrow of our labours, the utmost of our spirits and wits, certainely it is these, grace and glory, that will stand by us, when all things will faile us. Therfore let not your owne hearts besot you, nor the vaine speeches of others affright you. It will be acknowledged by every one ere long, that there is nothing worth a mans eagernesse but these things. The worldling is violent and eager, he troubleth himselfe and his house about a vaine shadow, for pleasures and profit, &c. and what comes of all his violence? He is turned naked into his grave and thence into Hell, and there is an end of all the violence about all other things besides these.