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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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What shall we say to these things?
To these things before mentioned: If w•e be in Christ, there is no condemnation to us: if we be led by the Spirit; if we be heirs of heaven, and fellow heirs with Christ, if we suffer with him, if we have the spirit of prayer to help our infirmities in the worst conditions, if all creatures groan with us, and if all work for our good; if God from all eternity hath written our names in heaven by election, and separated us from the rest of the world in vocation, and hath sanctified, and justified us, and will after glorify us; what shall we say to these things?
To these things before mentioned: If w•e be in Christ, there is no condemnation to us: if wee be led by the Spirit; if we be heires of heaven, and fellow heires with Christ, if we suffer with him, if we have the spirit of prayer to helpe our infirmities in the worst conditions, if all creatures groane with us, and if all worke for our good; if God from all eternity hath written our names in heaven by election, and separated us from the rest of the world in vocation, and hath sanctified, and justified us, and will after glorifie us; what shall wee say to these things?
The heart of man is full of doubtings, and misgiving, full of thoughts, According to the multitude of my thoughts, thy comforts refreshed my soul, a multitude of thoughts, and a multitude of comforts; there is comfort after comfort, because there are thoughts after thoughts, and surmises after surmises. There is no wast comfort set down in this Chapter; and when he hath set down all, he comes, and concludes in a triumphant manner, What shall we say to these things? He propounds the quaere to himself, he catechiseth his own heart, and others, if these things be so, what can be said against them? Surely the unbelieving, doubting, dark, rebellious heart of man, hath many things to say against divine truths, for though divine truths be lighter then the Sun, and