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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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I speak it, because many men are ready to propound such and such, to imitate them in their courses; and to say, I will be no more religious then he: when, perhaps, all may be but formality, and common graces for this world. God will honour some so much, to be instruments for common good here: but what is that to eternal salvation? He may be a slave to his lusts, and an enemy to the power of grace, for all that. Therefore, unless we see men wrought upon thoroughly, to be of the mind of Christ, to have the Spirit of Christ, to judge of things as Christ ⟨p. 14⟩judgeth, to judge the service of God, and doing his will, to be the best things, and to go about doing good, and that with reference and obedience to God; all is nothing, else: A man may be under the bondage of his corruptions, and so by them to Satan.
I speake it, because many men are readie to propound such and such, to imitate them in their courses; and to say, I will be no more religious then he: when, perhaps, all may be but formalitie, and common graces for this world. God will honour some so much, to be instruments for common good here: but what is that to eternall salvation? He may be a slave to his lusts, and an enemie to the power of grace, for all that. Therefore, unlesse we see men wrought upon thorowly, to be of the mind of Christ, to have the Spirit of Christ, to judge of things as Christ ⟨p. 14⟩judgeth, to judge the service of God, and doing his will, to be the best things, and to goe about doing good, and that with reference and obedience to God; all is nothing, else: A man may be under the bondage of his corruptions, and so by them to Satan.
2Again, when we are under our lusts, and sins, it is about earthly things; we are in slavery to that which is worse then our selves. Sin is the vilest thing in the world, and the things whereabout sin is occupied, are the profits, and pleasures, and trifles of this world, mean petty things; it is a base slavery, to consider whom we serve.