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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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It is the baseness of our nature we can wonder at shallow things, there cannot be a foolery ⟨p. 14⟩but there will be many about it presently, and stand admiring every empty idle thing, that the nature of man is carried away with, whereas indeed there is nothing worthy of admiration but the wonderful love of God, O how wonderful are thy works? saith David of the works of Creation, Psal. 8. the work of Creation and of providence whereby God guides the world are wonderful, and the Psalmist cries out of the folly of men, that do not regard the work of the Lord, Psal. 107. Fools regard not this, The works of the Lord are worthy to be considered, they are known of all that delight in them, Psal. 111. but if these things be so wonderful, and to be regarded and delighted in, alas what is all the work of redemption? Great is the mystery of godliness, God manifested in the flesh, &c. there are mysteries, matters of admiration, but carnal men think these trivial matters, they can hear matters of more rarity, and when they speak of these things, alas they are too wise to wonder, tush, they know the Gospel well enough, whereas indeed, as we see here, they are things that deserve the admiration of Angels, and as they deserve it, so the Angels pry into these excellent secrets in Jesus Christ.
It is the basenesse of our nature we can wonder at shallow things, there cannot be a foolery ⟨p. 14⟩but there will be many about it presently, and stand admiring every emptie idle thing, that the nature of man is carried away with, whereas indeed there is nothing worthy of admiration but the wonderfull love of God, O how wonderfull are thy workes? saith David of the works of Creation, Psal. 8. the worke of Creation and of providence whereby God guides the world are wonderfull, and the Psalmist cries out of the folly of men, that do not regard the worke of the Lord, Psal. 107. Fooles regard not this, The workes of the Lord are worthy to bee considered, they are knowne of all that delight in them,