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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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1Let us labour to lay up these principles, we work according as our principles are: Principles are the foundation of all conclusions that arise from them. As our grounds are, so are we in our faith, and working, and grace, and comfort, every way: if we have rotten principles, if the grounds of our comfort be rotten, our course will be rotten, and uncomfortable ⟨p. 81⟩in the conclusion. Let us build upon the Rock, to be well bottomed, and founded, that our principles and grounds be strong, and that they be so to us; for what if God be with his, if he be not so to us? Let us labour to lay up sound grounds. Grounds have influence into the whole course of our lives; this one Text hath influence into all the parts of our lives, in doing, in suffering, in all conditions. I know not a more pregnant fruitful principle in the Scripture than this, If God be with us, who can be against us? It is like a pearl, little in quantity, few in words; but strong in sense, large in the fruit that issues from it. Therefore as we may carry pearls or precious things wheresoever we go, because there is a great deal of worth in them, and they be small in quantity: so we may carry this principle with us, let us be sure to lay it up, and make use of it. There be these two, That there is a God, and that God is with his children, and so with his children, that he will subvert and overthrow all their enemies, and all their plots and endeavours; a principle of wonderful comfort.
1Let us labour to lay up these principles, wee worke according as our principles are: Principles are the foundation of all conclusions that arise from them. As our grounds are, so are we in our faith, and working, and grace, and comfort, every way: if wee have rotten principles, if the grounds of our comfort bee rotten, our course will be rotten, and uncomfortable ⟨p. 81⟩in the conclusion. Let us build upon the Rocke, to be well bottomed, and founded, that our principles and grounds bee strong, and that they be so to us; for what if God be with his, if he be not so to us? Let us labour to lay up sound grounds. Grounds have influence into the whole course of our lives; this one Text hath influence into all the parts of our lives, in doing, in suffering, in all conditions. I know not a more pregnant fruitfull principle in the Scripture than this, If God be with us, who can be against us? It is like a pearle, little in quantity, few in words; but strong in sence, large in the fruit that issues from it. Therefore as wee may carry pearles or precious things wheresoever we go, because there is a great deale of worth in them, and they be small in quantity: so wee may carry this principle with us, let us bee sure to lay it up, and make use of it. There be these two, That there is a God, and that God is with his children, and so with his children, that hee will subvert and overthrow all their enemies, and all their plots and endevours; a principle of wonderfull comfort.