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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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1And the reason why now the Gospel begins to be so little embraced and esteemed, is because, by reason of the long continuance of it, we are weary of this heavenly Manna. As the people in Saint John Baptists time, as eager as they were after Johns preaching,2 yet it was but for a time that they rejoiced in his light, they grew weary of him; we never felt the burden of those Romish Ceremonies, and therefore now grow weary of our liberty, whereas in the beginning of Luther's time, because they were eased from many beggarly, and which is worse, tyrannical ceremonies of Rome, therefore with much joy and eagerness they embraced the truth when it came to be preached amongst them.
1And the reason why now the Gospell begins to be so little imbraced and esteemed, is because, by reason of the long continuance of it, we are weary of this heavenly Manna. As the people in Saint Iohn Baptists time, as eager as they were after Iohns preaching,2 yet it was but for a time that they rejoyced in his light, they grew weary of him; we never felt the burthen of those Romish Ceremonies, and therefore now grow weary of our liberty, whereas in the beginning of Luthers time, because they were eased from many beggarly, and which is worse, tyrannicall ceremonies of Rome, therefore with much joy and eagernesse they embraced the truth when it came to be preached amongst them.