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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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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,2 for they kick against the pricks; they run themselves against a stone wall, and they shall dash themselves against it. Those that have ill will to Zion shall perish, 3there is one sits in Heaven that laughs all their attempts to scorn. A Christian hath comfort in his endeavours; there is hope of good success though there be inward and outward opposition, he shall prevail. Those that are enemies have nothing but discouragement, they shall be as grass on the house top, 4that no man ⟨p. 257⟩blesseth but is cursed of every one, no man bestows a good word on them, it is a fruitless endeavour, they are under a curse.
1First of all, if those only that offer violence to the Kingdome of Heaven, that set on it with incouragement, shall get it and that by force, what a great difference then is betweene them, and those that in a contrary way offer violence to the Kingdome of Heaven, that is, those that wrong Christ in his members, and hinder the meanes of salvation, what promise have they to speed? Surely they have no promise nor hope at all, onely their malice carries them amaine in spight; because the Gospell reveales their hollownesse, and hypocrisie 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 Gospell. There are threatnings enough against such as are violent against the Gospell, they are violent in vaine,