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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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1This should enforce a necessity of cleansing our selves in the blood of Christ,2 that is, in the death of Christ who hath satisfied the justice of God. Our natures are so foul in regard of the guilt, and stain, that the blood of God-man that is, the satisfactory death of God-man was necessary to breed reconciliation and atonement between God and us. And the blood of Christ which by the eternal Spirit offered himself, 3must purge our consciences, &c. our consciences will not otherwise be pacified and cleansed in regard of guilt, but will clamour and cry still; much less will God be appeased, neither God nor conscience will be pacified, but by the blood of him who by the eternal Spirit offered up himself, and then it will in regard of the guilt and stain, then God and conscience will both be appeased. Therefore in Zach. 13. There is a Fountain opened for Judah and Jerusalem to wash in. And The blood of Christ cleanseth us from all sin. Blood is of a defiling nature; but the blood of Christ cleanseth, because it is a satisfactory blood, he died, and was a sacrifice as a public person for us all.
1This should enforce a necessity of cleansing our selves in the blood of Christ,2 that is, in the death of Christ who hath satisfied the justice of God. Our natures are so foule in regard of the guilt, and staine, that the blood of God-man that is, the satisfactory death of God-man was necessary to breed reconciliation and attonement betweene God and us. And the blood of Christ which by the eternall Spirit offered himselfe, 3must purge our consciences, &c. our consciences will not otherwise be pacified and cleansed in regard of guilt, but will clamour and crie still; much lesse will God be appeased, neither God nor conscience will be pacified, but by the blood of him who by the eternall Spirit offered up himselfe, and then it will in regard of the guilt and staine, then God and conscience will both be appeased. Therefore in