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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.
There is none that calls upon thy name.
1In a word, he means that none worshipped him: because prayer is put for the whole worship ⟨p. 305⟩of God, as indeed it may well be put for the whole: for it exerciseth all the graces of the Spirit. What one grace is not set on work in prayer? (it is put for all the inward worship of God) If it be faith, prayer is the flame of faith; when there is faith in the heart there will be prayer in the mouth. The knowledge of God, prayer is grounded upon a Promise; so it comes from that part of spiritual worship. Hope, hope makes a man pray, no man would pour out his supplications but to him that he hath hope in. And for Love, Gods love and mercy draws us into his presence, and joy and delight in the presence of God draws us to pray. We give God the honour of all his attributes in prayer; of his truth, of his goodness, of his mercy, of his presence every where, &c. So it sets all graces on work and gives God the honour of all, It is the worship of God every way, for though it be an outward verbal worship of it self, yet it expresseth the worship of God inward: it gives God the honour of all.
1In a word, he meanes that none worshipped him: because prayer is put for the whole worship ⟨p. 305⟩of God, as indeed it may well be put for the whole: for it exerciseth all the graces of the Spirit. What one grace is not set on worke in prayer? (it is put for all the inward worship of God) Jf it be faith, prayer is the flame of faith; when there is faith in the heart there will be prayer in the mouth. The knowledge of God, prayer is grounded upon a Promise; so it comes from that part of spirituall worship. Hope, hope makes a man pray, no man would powre out his supplications but to him that he hath hope in. And for Love, Gods love and mercy drawes us into his presence, and joy and delight in the presence of God drawes us to pray. We give God the honour of all his attributes in prayer; of his truth, of his goodnesse, of his mercy, of his presence every where, &c. So it sets all graces on worke and gives God the honour of all, It is the worship of God every way, for though it be an outward verball worship of it selfe, yet it expresseth the worship of God inward: it gives God the honour of all.