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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.
All our righteousness is as filthy rags.
All our righteousnesse is as filthy rags.
He doth not say we have filthy actions, but our best actions are stained, and not one, but all. Mark how strong the place is, We all, the people of God, he includes all, as Daniel saith, I confess my sins, and the sins of my people; and there is no man in the Church but he might have this confession in his mouth, We the people of God,1 and all We, in all our actions, All our righteousness, &c. so all the actions of all the righteous, the best actions of the best men, and all the best actions of the best men are defiled, and stained, it is as great an aggravation as may be.
He doth not say we have filthy actions, but our best actions are stained, and not one, but all. Marke how strong the place is, We all, the people of God, he includes all, as Daniel saith, I confesse my sinnes, and the sinnes of my people; and there is no man in the Church but he might have this confession in his mouth, We the people of God,1 and all We, in all our actions, All our righteousnesse, &c. so all the actions of all the righteous, the best actions of the best men, and all the best actions of the best men are defiled, and stained, it is as great an aggravation as may bee.
- 1All the best actions of the best men defiled