A12166:569
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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1Therefore we are to praise God for the liberty of the Church at this time, that we have the Word of God to rule our consciences, and that other matters are not pressed on us but as matters of decency and order. Alas if we were in bondage to those proud Popish wretches, our consciences would be enthralled to a world of snares.
1Therefore we are to praise God for the liberty of the Church at this time, that we have the Word of God to rule our consciences, and that other matters are not pressed on us but as matters of decencie and order. Alas if wee were in bondage to those proud Popish wretches, our consciences would be inthralled to a world of snares.
- 1To be thankful for liberty from Popish thraldom.To be thankfull for liberty from Popish thraldome.
Last of all, From the days of the Baptist and so forward the Kingdom of Heaven did suffer violence, because from that time forward the Spirit began to be more plentifully given. Christ comes with his Spirit, which is the soul of our soul, and the life of our life, the Spirit it is like a mighty wind that moves the ship in the water. The ship is becalmed it cannot move unless there be a wind, so the soul cannot move to that which is good without the Spirit. Now there is more abundance of the Spirit since the coming of Christ. Christ who is the King of his Church, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, he reserved the abundance of the Spirit till his own coming, especially till he entered into Heaven, then the Spirit came in abundance.1 It was poured upon all flesh, it was but (as it were) dropped before, but then it was poured out. Then the Gentiles came in, and the Apostles received the Spirit in abundance, therefore no wonder that there was violence offered to the Kingdom of Heaven, then hence we may observe,