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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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Sin is a filthy thing,1 more filthy then the leprosy, nay then the plague it self: for the plague, or leprosy, makes but the body loathsome; but the sin that we cherish, and are loath to hear of makes the soul loathsome. The one makes unfit for the company of men; but the other, sin, and corruption, and lusts, unfit us for the Kingdom of God, for Heaven, ⟨p. 298⟩for life or death, therefore it is worse. The leprosy of the body makes a man not a whit odious to God; but the leprosy of the soul makes us hateful to him. We may have more intimate communion with God in the plague, then out of the plague; because God supplies the want of outward comforts: but in sin we can have no comfortable communion and society with God; therefore this plague of the soul is many ways worse then the pestilence. But we want faith, God hath not opened our eyes to see that that we shall see and know ere long, and it is happy if we consider it in time.
Sinne is a filthy thing,1 more filthy then the leprosie, nay then the plague it selfe: for the plague, or leprosie, makes but the bodie loathsome; but the sinne that we cherish, and are loath to heare of makes the soule loathsome. The one makes unfit for the company of men; but the other, sinne, and corruption, and lusts, unfit us for the Kingdome of God, for Heaven, ⟨p. 298⟩for life or death, therefore it is worse. The leprosie of the body makes a man not a whit odious to God; but the leprosie of the soule makes us hatefull to him. We may have more intimate communion with God in the plague, then out of the plague; because God supplies the want of outward comforts: but in sinne we can have no comfortable communion and society with God; therefore this plague of the soule is many waies worse then the pestilence. But we want faith, God hath not opened our eyes to see that that we shall see and know ere long, and it is happie if wee consider it in time.
- 1Sin worse then the plague.