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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But we are all as an unclean thing, &c.
But we are all as an uncleane thing, &c.
Here is first an humble confession.1 And first observe in general, what afflictions will do, especially afflictions sanctified; that which all the Prophetical Sermons could not do, that which all the threatenings could not do, affliction now doth. Now when they were in captivity and base estate, they fall a humbling themselves. So the Prodigal, nothing could humble him but afflictions. By the waters of Babylon we sate down and wept; all the denuntiations of judgements before they came to the waters of Babylon could not make them weep. One affliction will do more then twenty Sermons, when God teacheth and chastiseth too, when together with teaching there is correction, then it is effectual. And this is the reason of Gods course, why when nothing else will do, he humbles his people with afflictions; ⟨p. 280⟩because he cannot otherwise teach them.
Here is first an humble confession.1 And first observe in generall, what afflictions will doe, especially afflictions sanctified; that which all the Propheticall Sermons could not doe, that which all the threatnings could not doe, affliction now doth. Now when they were in captivity and base estate, they fall a humbling themselves. So the Prodigall, nothing could humble him but afflictions. By the waters of Babilon we sate downe and wept; all the denuntiations of judgements before they came to the waters of Babylon could not make them weepe. One affliction will doe more then twenty Sermons, when God teacheth and chastizeth too, when together with teaching there is correction, then it is effectuall. And this is the reason of Gods course, why when nothing else will doe, he humbles his people with afflictions; ⟨p. 280⟩