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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?
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Who shall be against us?
It is not a question of doubting, or inquisition to learn any thing; but it is a question of triumph: he doth (as it were) cast a bank, and bid defiance to all enemies whatsoever: Who shall be against us? Let them stand out, Satan, and the world, and all Satan's supports, let them do their worst. There is a strange confidence which is seated in the hearts of Gods children that they dare, thus dare hell, and earth, and all infernal powers, they set God so high in their hearts, that they dare ⟨p. 77⟩say with a spirit of confidence, Who shall be against us? The meaning is, not, who shall be against us, to take away our lives or liberties, &c. As the speech is, they may kill us, but they cannot hurt us: the worst they can do is to send us to heaven, and make us partakers of that we desire most. First we desire that God will be with us here; and secondly, that we may be with God in heaven: they make Gods children partakers of their desires, by killing of them. Let Tyrants, and all persons, that have a malignant disposition to the Church of God, and are armed with power, let them do their worst, the cause must stand impregnable; Christ will have a Church, and Kingdom in the world, and their spirits will be impregnable against them: they may kill them, but they cannot hurt them; they may kill them, but they cannot kill their courage. As we see in the Martyrs, there was the Spirit of God in them, above all the dealings of of the persecutors: there was a fire of Gods Spirit in them, above all outward fire whatsoever. You see it must be taken for granted, that the Church of God, and every particular Christian, hath many enemies against them, as it is, Psal. 129.1 From my youth up (saith the Church) they have fought against me, but they have not prevailed. From my youth up, from Abel, to the last Saint that shall be in the world, there will be alway some against Gods people: yet their comfort is that none ⟨p. 78⟩