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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 stirreth up himself to take hold of thee.
There is none that stirreth up himselfe to take hold of thee.
He represents God to us as a great person, that would bestow some benefit, and is ready to turn away himself, yet none lays hold of him or desires him to stay: so (saith he) there is none that lays hold on God to keep him that he should not go away: Therefore when he saith, None calls upon thy name, or stirs up himself to take hold of thee, he means there are none that pray earnestly. Incense was to be burnt, or else it cast no sweet smell, our prayers must have fire and zeal in them, our prayers must be cries that must pierce Heaven. Out of the deep have I cried unto thee, Lord. We must stir up our selves, we must waken our selves, to waken God: indeed ⟨p. 307⟩before we can waken God we must waken our selves.
He represents God to us as a great person, that would bestow some benefit, and is ready to turne away himselfe, yet none layes hold of him or desires him to stay: so (saith he) there is none that laies hold on God to keepe him that he should not goe away: Therfore when he saith, None calls upon thy name, or stirs up himselfe to take hold of thee, he meanes there are none that pray earnestly. Incense was to be burnt, or else it cast no sweet smell, our prayers must have fire and zeale in them, our prayers must be cries that must pierce Heaven. Out of the deepe have I cried unto thee, Lord. Wee must stirre up our selves, wee must waken our selves, to waken God: indeed ⟨p. 307⟩before we can waken God we must waken our selves.