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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
THE CHURCHES COMPLAINT AND Confidence. › Unclean.THE CHVRCHES COMPLAINT AND Confidence. › Vncleane.
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All the washings in the Law did signify this,1 the corruption and defilement of our natures, which needs another washing which they typified, a washing by the blood and Spirit of Christ. Christ came by water and blood, both in Justification and Sanctification. There is a Fountain opened for Judah and Jerusalem to wash in. All those washings showed a defilement spiritual, that needed a spiritual washing. This sin is a leprous contagious sin, therefore by nature we may all cry as the Leper, unclean, unclean, the best of us may take up that complaint as far as we are not renewed.2 A leprous man defiled the things that he touched; so it is with sin, till it be forgiven, we defile every thing. A proud man especially when he is set out in his bravery, he thinks himself a jolly man, a brave creature; alas he is a filthy creature, not only in himself, but in every thing he puts his hand unto; he taints, and defiles every thing, even civill actions, he sins in eating and drinking: not that they in the substance of them are sins, but he stains every thing; for he forgets God in them, he forgets himself exceedingly, and he returns not thanks to God: so in moral civill actions, much more in religious, he defiles himself in every thing, he is defiled to all things, and all things are defiled to him, this is our state by nature, We are all as an unclean thing.
All the washings in the Law did signifie this,1 the corruption and defilement of our natures, which needs another washing which they tipified, a washing by the blood and Spirit of Christ. Christ came by water and blood, both in Justification and Sanctification. There is a Fountaine opened for Iudah and Ierusalem to wash in. All those washings shewed a defilement spirituall, that needed a spirituall washing. This sinne is a leprous contagious sinne, therefore by nature we may all crie as the Leper, uncleane, uncleane, the best of us may take up that complaint as farre as we are not renewed.2 A leprous man defiled the things that he touched; so it is with sinne, till it be forgiven, we defile every thing. A proud man especially when he is set out in his bravery, he thinkes himselfe a jolly man, a brave creature; alas he is a filthy creature, not onely in himselfe, but in every thing he puts his hand unto; he taints, and defiles every thing, even civill actions, hee sinnes in eating and drinking: not that they in the substance of them are sinnes, but he staines every thing; for he forgets God in them, he forgets himselfe exceedingly, and he returnes not thankes to God: so in morall civill actions, much more in religious, he defiles himselfe in every thing, he is defiled to all things, and all things are defiled to him, this is our state by nature, We are all as an uncleane thing.