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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
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But this teacheth us likewise how to carry our selves to Christ as we should do,1 chastely, to ⟨p. 104⟩take heed how we judge of things, we must keep our judgements chaste. A Christian hath not liberty to riot in his opinion, to run at random, to see what […] reason •aith: No, he must think what Christ thinks, and submit his judgement to him. And he must have no will of his own•, he must give it up to his contracted Husband, Christ, and be content to be ruled by him in all things; be must forget his fathers house, and his former condition, and not to make this marriage, (as carnal professors do) a cover for their adulterous unfaithfulness. What is the course of many Christians? They make the profession of Religion, a cover for their ill dealing, for their unfaithful courses, what a shame is this? It is abominable. What makes the faults of wives worse, then the fault of single persons? because they are contrary to covenants, besides many other inconveniences, the confusion of offspring, and the like: but this is one grand difference, to make the exaggeration of the fault, it is contrary to former covenant. Those that are swearers, and filthy persons, that disgrace Religion, and yet notwithstanding cover themselves under pretence, that they are contracted to Christ, they are baptised, and come to the Sacrament, &c. such wretched persons shall know ere long, what it is to dally with Religion, what is the aggravation of the faults of such persons? They deal as filthy adulteresses do, they make Religion a cover for their wretched courses. God is merciful, Christ dyed, we are ⟨p. 105⟩Christians, we are baptised, &c▪ This is an obligation to a stricter life, it gives men no liberty, but is a stricter bond to• holy life, the renewing of the new covenant again, and again. Therefore there is no comfort for any such wretched persons, that countenance themselves under the profession of Religion: in add a greater degree to their offence; Oh ye adulterer•, and adulteresses, saith S. James, know ye •ot that the love of the world, is unity with God? When we let […] loose to vain things, and […] are contracted to Christ, we are adulteres, & adulteresses.