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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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Therefore when he saith,1 the violent take it by force, it is to encourage us, the violent, eager, strong endeavours of a Christian in the ways of God, in the means of salvation, they are no successless endeavours.
Therefore when hee saith,1 the violent take it by force, it is to incourage us, the violent, eager, strong indeavours of a Christian in the waies of God, in the meanes of salvation, they are no successelesse indeavours.
- 1Christians endeavours successful.Christians indeavours successefull.
He labours for that he knows he shall have, his violence is not in vain; he that is violent in good things hath a promise, he that wrestleth with God shall overcome, and he that overcometh shall have a crown, here is a promise to build on: therefore here is encouragement to be earnest and violent, he shall overcome, he shall enter the Castle at the ⟨p. 256⟩last, if he continue striving and give not over. Hence there is a difference to be observed between the endeavours of a Christian and of three sorts of other men.1
He labours for that he knowes he shall have, his violence is not in vaine; he that is violent in good things hath a promise, hee that wrastleth with God shall overcome, and he that overcommeth shall have a crowne, here is a promise to build on: therfore here is incouragement to bee earnest and violent, he shall overcome, hee shall enter the Castle at the ⟨p. 256⟩