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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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That the more clearly Christ, 1and the blessed mysteries of Christ are opened, the more effectual the Spirit is, and the more heavenly men are, and more eagerly disposed to spiritual things.
That the more clearely Christ, 1and the blessed mysteries of Christ are opened, the more effectuall the Spirit is, and the more heavenly men are, and more eagerly disposed to spirituall things.
- 1The Spirit effectual in the Ministry of the GospelThe Spirit effectuall in the Ministery of the Gospell
The reason and ground of it is in nature, the affections follow the discovery of the excellency of things. When first the necessity of being in Christ is laid open; that there are but two Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Christ, and the kingdom of the devil, and that a man ⟨p. 268⟩must either enter into the Kingdom of Christ or be of the Devils kingdom still.
The reason and ground of it is in nature, the affections follow the discovery of the excellency of things. When first the necessity of being in Christ is laid open; that there are but two Kingdomes, the Kingdome of Christ, and the kingdome of the divell, and that a man ⟨p. 268⟩must either enter into the Kingdome of Christ or bee of the Divells kingdome still.