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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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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⟩last, if he continue striving and give not over. Hence there is a difference to be observed betweene the indeavours of a Christian and of three sorts of other men.1
- 1Difference between the endeavours of a Christian, andDifference betweene the indeavours of a Christian, and
1First of all, if those only that offer violence to the Kingdom of Heaven, that set on it with encouragement, shall get it and that by force, what a great difference then is between them, and those that in a contrary way offer violence to the Kingdom of Heaven, that is, those that wrong Christ in his members, and hinder the means of salvation, what promise have they to speed? Surely they have no promise nor hope at all, only their malice carries them amain in spite; because the Gospel reveals their hollowness, and hypocrisy to all men, and forceth upon them a necessity to be other men then they list to be for the present, therefore they are eager in hating the Gospel. There are threatenings enough against such as are violent against the Gospel, they are violent in vain,