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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
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for interruptions in his duties, that his thoughts will not suffer him to serve God with that intention that he would, but puts him off with motions and suggestions and temptations in his best performances: this abaseth him more, then outward gross sins doth a carnal person. When we deal with God, Our righteousness it is as menstruous clothes.
for interruptions in his duties, that his thoughts will not suffer him to serve God with that intention that he would, but puts him off with motions and suggestions and temptations in his best performances: this abaseth him more, then outward grosse sinnes doth a carnall person. When wee deale with God, Our righteousnesse it is as menstruous cloathes.
Know this for a ground, that there is a double principle in a Christian in all things that he doth,1 there is flesh and Spirit, and these two issue out in whatsoever comes from him. In his good words there is flesh as well as Spirit, in his thoughts and desires, in his prayer, his prayer it self stands in contraries: So every thing that comes from him it is tainted with that that is contrary, the flesh opposeth and hinders the work of the Spirit, and so it stains our good works.2 Therefore contraries are true of a Christian, which seem strange to another man. A Christian at the same time is deformed and well-favoured, He is black and comely. I am black but yet well-favoured, saith the Spouse, black in regard of sin, but well-favoured in regard of the Spirit of God and the acceptation of Christ. He is a Saint and a Sinner: a Sinner in respect that sin hath ⟨p. 303⟩spread over all parts, and a Saint in respect of Christs acceptance, My Love and my Dove, Christ makes love to his Church as if she had no defilement: but he looks on her better part, he looks on her as she is in his love, and as he means to bring her after. But the Church looking upon her self as she is in her self, she is much abased: the ground of it is the imperfection of sanctification in this world. The best of our works are as menstruous clothes, when we think of the corruption of the best things as they come from us, when we come to humble our selves before God, we must down with proud stiles and Pharisaical thoughts, although there be somewhat that is good: yet let us think of all the ill that may abase us.