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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
SAINT PAULS CHALLENGE. › Who shall be against us?SAINT PAVLS CHALLENGE. › Who shall be against us?
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.
Who shall be against us?1
- 1The comfort on the former ground.
One would think this a strange question, for a Christian no sooner comes to be one with Christ, and so to be reconciled to God, but he hath against him all the powers of hell, and then he hath the whole world against him presently, Satan's Kingdom: and then he hath an enemy that is worst of all, (that stirs up strife and rebellion, and contention, even in his own heart) his own flesh. So that we may say, who is not against a Christian? If God be with us, all else but God, will side against us. There are two grand sides in the world, to which all belong: there is Gods side, and those that are his; and there is another side, that is, Satan's, and those that are ⟨p. 74⟩his; two Kingdoms, two seeds, two contrary dispositions, that pursue one another, till all the one be in hell: Satan and all his seed together, the Devil, and all that fight under his banner, that are led with his malignant, poison-full spirit; though it may be they cannot do more hurt or do not out of politic respects; though they have poison-full hearts: yet these never leave contending till they be in hell: and the other never leave, till they be in heaven together. Christ makes it his prayer, My will is, that where I am, they may be also, and his will must be performed: so that he need not ask the question, If God be with us, who shall be against us? there will be enow against us.
One would think this a strange question, for a Christian no sooner comes to be one with Christ, and so to be reconciled to God, but he hath against him all the powers of hell, and then he hath the whole world against him presently, Satans Kingdome: and then hee hath an enemy that is worst of all, (that stirres up strife and rebellion, and contention, even in his owne heart) his owne flesh. So that we may say, who is not against a Christian? If God be with us, all else but God, will side against us. There are two grand sides in the world, to which all belong: there is Gods side, and those that are his; and there is another side, that is, Satans, and those that are