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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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1So that it is a false judgement that the world hath: they think great men happy men, why? They do as they list. I, they may do so, and oft times they take the liberty to do so; they will be under no Laws, they are so far from obeying the Law of God, that they are loath to be hampered with the Laws of the State, or with any Laws, but they will be above all. A miserable condition, why? the more will a man hath in evil, the more miserable; for the more freely, and with less opposition he tangleth himself, (let his place be never so great) the deeper he sinks in rebellion, and the deeper he sinks into guilt upon guilt; which will all come to a reckoning, at the hour of death, and day of Judgement. So the men that we admire, and envy most (out of simpleness, and want of judgement) they are the most miserable creatures in the world; if they be out of Christ; and have not grace: for they have nature let loose in them, without restraint, and nature being under the captivity of sin, becomes out of measure sinful, in such: The less a man is curbed either from Laws above him, or the Law within him, to check him, the more wretched man he is: for the deeper he goes in rebellion and sin, the deeper his torment shall be afterward.
1So that it is a false judgement that the world hath: they thinke great men happy men, why? They doe as they list. I, they may doe so, and oft times they take the liberty to doe so; they will be under no Lawes, they are so farre from obeying the Law of God, that they are loath to be hampred with the Lawes of the State, or with any Lawes, but they will be above all. A miserable condition, why? the more will a man hath in evill, the more miserable; for the more freely, and with lesse opposition hee tangleth himselfe, (let his place be never so great) the deeper he sinks in rebellion, and the deeper hee sinks into guilt upon guilt; which will all come to a reckoning, at the houre of death, and day of Judgement. So the men that we admire, and envie most (out of simplenesse, and want of judgement) they are the most miserable creatures in the world; if they be out of Christ; and have not grace: for they have nature let loose in them, without restraint, and nature being under the captivitie of sinne, becomes out of measure sinfull, in such: The lesse a man is curbed either from Lawes above him, or the Law within him, to check him, the more wretched man he is: for the deeper hee goes in rebellion and sinne, the deeper his torment shall be afterward.