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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN, LORD ROBERTS, Baron of Truro: AND TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LADY LUCE his pious Consort, Grace and Peace from Jesus Christ.
TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE IOHN, LORD ROBERTS, Baron of Truro: AND TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE LADY LVCE his pious Consort, Grace and Peace from Jesus Christ.
Right Honourable and truly Noble:
IT was not so much the Nobility of your blood, as that of Grace given unto you from the divine hand, which did so much interest you in the love and esteem of that worthy Servant of Christ, and Author of this work; in whom▪ Urim and Thummim met, whose whole course being a real, and ⟨image 3⟩vital sermon, sweetly consonant to the tenor of his teaching, made him amiable living, and honourable dead in the opinion of as many as well knew him: This was the thing (I suppose) which wrought unto him from you (as well as from many others of your Noble Stock and Rank) more then an ordinary esteem: and this is that which maketh me in nothing to doubt, but that his labours made public under your names, shall be very welcome unto you: the work is answering unto the man; and therefore worthy you, and your acceptance: only this is the disadvantage; that though these Sermons had his own tongue to preach them; yet they