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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.
1Christ was chosen before all worlds, to be the head of the elect, he was predestinate and ordained by God. As we are ordained to salvation, so Christ is ordained to be the head of all that shall be saved, he was chosen eternally, and chosen in time, he was singled out to the work by God, and all others that are chosen are chosen in him, there had been no choosing of men but in him: for God saw us so defiled lying in our filth that he could not look upon us but in his Son, he chose him, and us in him.
1Christ was chosen before all worlds, to bee the head of the elect, hee was predestinate and ordained by God. As wee are ordained to salvation, so Christ is ordained to be the head of all that shall be saved, hee was chosen eternally, and chosen in time, he was singled out to the work by God, and all others that are chosen are chosen in him, there had beene no choosing of men but in him: for God saw us so defiled lying in our filth that hee could not looke upon us but in his Sonne, he chose him, and us in him.
- 1Christ chosen of God.
1Here is meant not only choosing by eternal election to happiness, but a choosing to office, there is a choosing to grace and glory, and a choosing to office. Here it is as well meant a choosing to office as to grace and glory. God as he chose Christ to grace and glory, so he chose him to the office of Mediatorship. Christ did not choose himself, he was no usurper, No man calls himself to the office, as it is in Hebrews, but Christ was called and appointed of God, he was willing indeed to the work, he took it voluntary upon him, but as Mediator ⟨p. 19⟩God chose him, God the Father and he joining together.