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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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First of all, look but to the present condition of things in this world,1 the state of things, the scandals that are in the Church: there will be a desire in the Church that all scandals and offences may be removed, as it is in the Gospel, Christ will come, and take away all that offend.
- 1Of scandals.
2Look again to the state of the Church here, it is but a persecuted afflicted estate; nay those that should countenance the poor Church, how roughly is the poor Church used ofttimes of those? Those that should encourage the Church, their rugged and rough usage stirs up this desire in the Church, when those that should be most encouragement, are oft times the greatest discouragement.
2Look again to the state of the Church here, it is but a persecuted afflicted estate; nay those that should countenance the poore Church, how roughly is the poor Church used ofttimes of those? Those that should encourage the Church, their rugged and rough usage stirres up this desire in the Church, whē those that should be most encouragement, are oft times the greatest discouragement.
- 2Persecutions.
Then again the Church hath Antichrist to oppose it,3