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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.
We all fade as a leaf.
We all fade as a leafe.
1He means, first, in regard of ceremonial performances that were without vigour and spirit of true devotion. There was no spirit in their Legal performances, they were dead empty things; therefore when judgement came, they were as leaves. So an idle careless hearer when judgement comes all is as leaves; when conscience nips him (as his atheistical heart will do ere long) then he is as a leaf, all fades away. The Jews when they were in trouble, all their Legal performances faded, they were all as a leaf. So is it true in regard of mortality,2 the vanity of health, and strength, we all as a leaf fade away when Gods judgements come to nip us. Men are as leaves, as the leaves now in autumn fall, and there is a new generation in the spring; and then they fall away, and a new generation comes again; so it is with men, some are blown off, and some come on again. We all fade as a leaf, not to be large in the point. At this time we are all as leaves, in this City now there is a kind of wind that nips a world of men, many hundreds in the head. It is an autumn wind that nips the leaves, our autumn wind with us is before the time; a kind of autumn wind in the spring, in summer, ⟨p. 317⟩that nips the leaves and takes away the vigour of health.
1He meanes, first, in regard of ceremoniall performances that were without vigour and spirit of true devotion. There was no spirit in their Legall performances, they were dead emptie things; therefore when judgement came, they were as leaves. So an idle carelesse hearer when judgement comes all is as leaves; when conscience nips him (as his atheisticall heart will doe ere long) then he is as a leafe, all fades away. The Jewes when they were in trouble, all their Legall performances faded, they were all as a leafe. So is it true in regard of mortality,