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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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Again,1 hence we see that a Christian profession; to be a sound Christian, to have true faith in Christ, to be one with Christ, and to be taken out of the state of nature, this condition and the happiness of it, it hath the strongest foundation of any life in the world. Christianity is founded upon the strongest and the greatest reasons that can be: Faith stands with the greatest reason, that a thing can do. Why? The comfort of a Christian is that he hath no enemy that shall prevail over him, and what is the ground of that? God is with him, God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: ⟨p. 80⟩Faith is that that lays hold upon that presence and promise, and covenant of God, and is not faith well bottomed? A Christian that carries himself valiantly and courageously, is not his course grounded on sound reason? Is not God with him? God the Father, is his father; God the Son is his Redeemer; God the Holy Ghost, is his Comforter. There is no other men that have strong reason for their course, for that choice that they make of their Religion and of their ways, they prove but fools in the conclusion: only the sound Christian that by the Spirit of God hath his eyes open to see the cursed estate he is in by nature, and what it is to be in Christ, and by a Spirit of faith is made one with Christ, he is the truly wise man in his faith and affiance, that the world mocks at, that he hath no common supports in the world, which he cares not for, if God be on his side, he cares not what man can do against him, as it is Psal. 118. you see on what ground it is founded:2 God is with him, and none can be against him.
Againe,1 hence we see that a Christian profession; to be a sound Christian, to have true faith in Christ, to be one with Christ, and to be taken out of the state of nature, this condition and the happinesse of it, it hath the strongest foundation of any life in the world. Christianity is founded upon the strongest and the greatest reasons that can bee: Faith stands with the greatest reason, that a thing can doe. Why? The comfort of a Christian is that he hath no enemy that shall prevaile over him, and what is the ground of that? God is with him, God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: