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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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3Then again, this shows that the state of true Christians is different from the state of persons that are carried to good things, but not ⟨p. 258⟩violently; The violent take it, he surpriseth the city at the last, he lays his siege and will not remove till death▪ he will not give over till he have it, he will have it or he will dye in the business, and so at last he obtains his desire. The sluggish careless man he goes a little way. As Agrippa said to Paul, he was almost persuaded to be a Christian, 2so it is with such men, in some things they will be Christians, but there they are at a stand, they will go no farther, and so all they have done is to no purpose,3 The sluggard desireth and wisheth, but his soul hath nothing. A sluggish, cold, lazy Christian he looseth all his pains. If a man be to go ten miles, and go but nine, and there sit down, he shall never come to his journeys end. If a man will give but 7 or 8. shillings for that which is worth 10. he shall go without it. Grace and Glory are set at this price, there is required such strength of labour and endeavour and violence: therefore without this a man shall never attain it, unless he stretch himself to such a pitch,4 He shall never come to the end of his Faith, the salvation of his soul, to the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. The sluggard wisheth and gets nothing, the reason is, because he is a sluggard, because he will not strive, but the striver gets the fort and hath all in it, and is a man made for ever.
3Then againe, this shewes that the state of true Christians is different from the state of persons that are carried to good things, but not ⟨p. 258⟩violently; The violent take it, he surprizeth the city at the last, he laies his siege and will not remoove till death▪ he will not give over till he have it, he will have it or he will dye in the businesse, and so at last he obtaines his desire. The sluggish carelesse man he goes a little way. As Agrippa said to Paul, he was almost perswaded to be a Christian,