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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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If this principle be well laid,1 it is a ground of a Christians courage, in all conditions whatsoever: it is no matter how many enemies he hath; for as Cyprian saith,2 Non potest seculum, 3&c. the world cannot hurt him, that in the world hath God for his protector: for the Devil he is crushed already, though he ⟨p. 82⟩keep ado, and stir up storms, he perisheth in the waves (as he saith) he hurts himself more than any body else, he increaseth his own torment, and so do all his children: The flesh likewise it bustles against the Spirit, but it looseth, and the spirit gains upon every •oyle: why? here is the principle, God is with us, there is no power can resist God; for then God should withstand himself: the power that the creature hath, it is but a borrowed power; and if by a borrowed power it should withstand Gods purpose, God must be against himself, his Kingdom must be divided, which is a contradiction. Therefore this is the ground of the courage of a Christian in all conditions. What is the reason that the Scripture hath that phrase so often, Fear not, I am with thee; as to Paul, and Joshua, and the rest? because it is the ground of all courage. We see weaker creatures than man, a Dog in the sight of his master, he will fight courageously, because he hath a superior nature by him, that he thinks will back him: And shall not a Christian when he hath laid up this principle, that God is with him, God incarnate, God in his nature, when he is a member of God (as it were) of that person that is God, shall he not be courageous when he hath him to look upon him, and to back him?
If this principle be well layd,1 it is a ground of a Christians courage, in all conditions whatsoever: it is no matter how many enemies he hath; for as Cyprian saith,2 Non potest seculum, 3