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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.
Sometimes God shines on wicked men in outward things, but he hides his face for peace of conscience: and sometimes Gods children have his face shining on their conscience, but he hides his face in respect of outward things, sometimes he shines in neither of both: as at this time he neither shined on these blessed men in outward favours, for they were in captivity, nor in the sense of his love and favour, for they were in desolation, and eclipsed every way.
Sometimes God shines on wicked men in outward things, but he hides his face for peace of conscience: and sometimes Gods children have his face shining on their conscience, but he hides his face in respect of outward things, sometimes he shines in neither of both: as at this time he neither shined on these blessed men in outward favours, for they were in captivity, nor in the sence of his love and favour, for they were in desolation, and ecclipsed every way.
The face of God, it is as the Sun to the creatures: when the Sun hides his face, what is there but darkness and night? What makes the night, but the absence of the Sun? What makes Winter, but the absence of the Sun? when he grows low and cannot heat the earth: So what makes winter in the soul, deadness and darkness and dullness ⟨p. 323⟩in Gods service? The absence of the face of God, God shines not on the soul. What makes night in the soul, when the soul is benighted with ignorance that it cannot see it self nor see the judgements of God? God sh•nes not, the Sun of righteousness shines not on that soul.
The face of God, it is as the Sunne to the creatures: when the Sunne hides his face, what is there but darkenesse and night? What makes the night, but the absence of the Sun? What makes Winter, but the absence of the Sunne? when he growes low and cannot heate the earth: So what makes winter in the soule, deadnesse and darkenesse and dullnesse ⟨p. 323⟩