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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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3And then only the violent take it, because God hath set it at this rate, he that heareth, and doth, he that perseveres to the end, he that sells all for the pearl, for the treasure in the field, there must be nothing retained, all must be parted with, we must be at any cost, and charge, and peril, and all little enough; it is offered to us upon these terms of parting with all, of enduring any thing, of breaking thorough all difficulties; only such, and all such shall obtain it by force.
3And then onely the violent take it, because God hath set it at this rate, he that heareth, and doth, he that perseveres to the end, he that sells all for the pearle, for the treasure in the field, there must be nothing retained, all must bee parted with, we must be at any cost, and charge, and perill, and all little enough; it is offered to us upon these termes of parting with all, of induring any thing, of breaking thorough all difficulties; onely such, and all such shall obtaine it by force.
- 3God hath set Heaven at this rate.
4And again, only the violent, because only they can prize it when they have it. They only can prize grace, and Heaven, they know how they come by it, it cost them their pleasures, and profits, it cost them labour, and danger, and loss of favour with men, and this pains, & cost, & loss, it endears the state of grace, and glory to them: for God will never bring any man to ⟨p. 253⟩Heaven, till he have raised his affections to that pitch to value grace and glory above all things in the world. Therefore only those shall take it by violence; for only those show that they set a right price on the best things, they weigh them in the balance of the Sanctuary, they value things as God would have them valued.