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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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And it is so much the more fearful,5 because men are insensible of it, like Bedlams, that make nothing of their chains, that laugh in their chains. A frantic man, when he is bound in chains, he laughs; when they that are about him weep at his misery: so you have men frolicking in sin, they will swear at liberty, and besot themselves at liberty, and corrupt their consciences, even for base trifles: they think they are in no bondage, they do all wondrous cheerfully, and well; when as, indeed, the more cheerfully and readily any man performs the base service of sin,2 the more he is in bondage. Freedom is opposite to bondage; notwithstanding, such is the nature of sin, that the more freely we do it, the more we are bound; because the more freedom we have, the more we are entangled; we run into guilt upon guilt, till after guilt comes execution, an eternal separation from the presence of God, and an adjudging to eternal torments for ever.
And it is so much the more fearefull,5 because men are insensible of it, like Bedlams, that make nothing of their chaines, that laugh in their chaines. A franticke man, when he is bound in chaines, he laughs; when they that are about him weepe at his misery: so you have men frolicking in sin, they will sweare at liberty, and besot themselves at liberty, and corrupt their consciences, even for base trifles: they thinke they are in no bondage, they doe all wondrous chearefully, and well; when as, indeed, the more chearefully and readily any man performes the base service of sinne,2 the more he is in bondage. Freedome is opposite to bondage; notwithstanding, such is the nature of sinne, that the more freely we doe it, the more we are bound; because the more freedome we have, the more we are intangled; wee runne into guilt upon guilt, till after guilt comes execution, an eternall separation from the presence of God, and an adjudging to eternall torments for ever.
- 5Men are insensible of their bondage.
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