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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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So when we are in our lusts, and follow them the Devil hath us in his snare, he is secure of us, and goes about getting more and more still; the Devil acts, and moves, and leads all carnal men.
So when we are in our lusts, and follow them the Devil hath us in his snare, he is secure of us, and goes about getting more and more still; the Devill acts, and moves, and leads all carnall men.
But how chanceth it, that they do not know and perceive it?
But how chanceth it, that they doe not know and perceive it?
It is because he goeth with the stream of their own corruptions.1 Indeed we must make some limitation of this. In some cases, the Devil doth not move carnal men, they are better then the Devil would have them be for the good of the Common-wealth, and State; but yet take them as they stand in relation to ⟨p. 12⟩Religion, they may be devilish, secret, bitter, dark enemies to that. Though they may have strong heads for the good of the State, yet it is not from any intrinsical good in themselves; but God useth them, and makes them do that. For the Devil would have all naught; he is an enemy to the very Swine, therefore much more to the good of a State. Therefore there are many politic civill Virtues, as we fee in Ahithophel, and Judas, which no question, is more then the Devil would have; he would not have civill men so good, he would not have them do that they do for the common good oft times: yet the Devil will be sure to be at one end of the good they do, to taint them, that their aim shall not be good, it shall not be to the glory of God, it shall not be in reference to salvation.