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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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1The sluggard thinks himself wiser then many men that can give a reason. The sluggish discreet Christian, I warrant you he hath reasons ⟨p. 259⟩for what he doth. It is not good to be too earnest, it will incur the disfavour of such a man or such a man, J shall be accounted so and so for my pains: But a wise man he seeth the excellency of the things, and he knows that his courses and his conscience will justify him at the last, and therefore he goes on what ever comes of it.
1The sluggard thinkes himselfe wiser then many men that can give a reason. The sluggish discreete Christian, I warrant you he hath reasons ⟨p. 259⟩for what he doth. It is not good to be too earnest, it will incurre the disfavour of such a man or such a man, J shall bee accounted so and so for my paines: But a wise man he seeth the excellency of the things, and he knowes that his courses and his conscience will justifie him at the last, and therefore he goes on what ever comes of it.
God is not so weary of these precious things,1 these precious jewels of grace and glory, as to force them upon us. Is the Kingdom of Heaven such a sleight thing, that it should be obtruded to us whether we will or no? Shall we think to have it when our hearts tell us we esteem other things better? No; there are none ever come to Heaven but their hearts are wrought to such an admiration of grace and glory, that they undervalue all things to it: therefore there is no hope for any to obtain it, but he that takes it by violence. We see Moses esteemed the basest thing in the Church better then the greatest excellencies in the world that men are so violent after, he esteemed the very afflictions of Gods people better then the treasures and pleasures of sin for a season, nay then the pleasures of a Court. When men shall esteem the base things of the world, above all the treasures of Heaven, above the state of Christianity, they have no hope of coming there: they may pretend God is merciful and Christ dyed, &c. I but whosoever he brings to salvation; he works