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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.
God in Paradise did choose a wife for Adam, so God hath chosen a husband for his Church, he hath chosen Christ for us, therefore it is intolerable sacrilegious rebellion, and impudency to refuse a Saviour, and Mediator of Gods choosing, and to set up others of our own, as if we were wiser to choose for our selves then God is, we may content our selves well enough with Gods choice, because he is the party offended.
God in Paradice did choose a wife for Adam, so God hath chosen a husband for his Church, he hath chosen Christ for us, therefore it is intollerable sacrilegious rebellion, and impudency to refuse a Saviour, and Mediator of Gods choosing, and to set up others of our own, as if we were wiser to choose for our selves then God is, we may content our selves well enough with Gods choise, because he is the party offended.
Besides, it is folly to go out from Christ where there is all fullness and content, to leave Gods chosen servant, and to go to any other servant, to any broken vessel, God rests in this servant, as Pharaoh did in Joseph, the second person in the Kingdom, therefore let Gods choice and ours agree.
Besides, it is folly to goe out from Christ where there is all fulnesse and content, to leave Gods chosen servant, and to goe to any other servant, to any broken vessell, God rests in this servant, as Pharoah did in Ioseph, the second person in the Kingdome, therefore let Gods choise and ours agree.
1And this directs us also in our devotions to God, how to carry our selves in our prayers and services, to offer Christ to God, Behold Lord thy chosen servant, that thou hast chosen to ⟨p. 21⟩