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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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Then if we look abroad, God hath been with us in that he hath been with his Church; for they, and we, make but one body, that member that hath not a sympathy with the body, it is but a dead member: therefore if we be not affected with the presence of God, with the Armies abroad, we are dead members. We may say, in regard of these outward deliverances, God hath been with us, and ⟨p. 93⟩none hath been against us. If God had not been with us in the Powder-plot, where had we been? Our lives would have been made a prey, that that would have been done, would have been more then the blowing up of the Parliament; they would have blown up the Kingdom with the King, and Religion with religious persons, and the State with Statesmen: It would have brought a confusion of all, and have moulded all after an Idolatrous Antichristian fashion, it would have overthrown the State, and persons and all; the issues would have been worse than the present thing: And therefore if God had not been with us, as he was graciously with us, what would have become of us?1 as it is in Psal. 129. If God had not been with us, they had made us a prey, and overwhelmed, and devoured us all, there had been no hope.
Then if we looke abroad, God hath beene with us in that he hath been with his Church; for they, and wee, make but one body, that member that hath not a sympathy with the body, it is but a dead member: therefore if we be not affected with the presence of God, with the Armies abroad, wee are dead members. Wee may say, in regard of these outward deliverances, God hath beene with us, and ⟨p. 93⟩none hath beene against us. If God had not been with us in the Powder-plot, where had wee beene? Our lives would have beene made a prey, that that would have beene done, would have beene more then the blowing up of the Parliament; they would have blowne up the Kingdome with the King, and Religion with religious persons, and the State with Statesmen: It would have brought a confusion of all, and have molded all after an Idolatrous Antichristian fashion, it would have overthrowne the State, and persons and all; the issues would have been worse than the present thing: And therefore if God had not beene with us, as hee was graciously with us, what would have become of us?