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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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And so for all conditions; there is no condition nor nothing that is good in the world, but Satan labours to bring a vanity upon it, and the corrupt heart of man is prone to yield to him: this will be to the end of the world. Therefore we should not be overmuch offended, to see things carried otherwise than we would have them. Why should we wish for that condition that will never be in this world? Wish we may, but we must wish it in its own time, it will be ⟨p. 111⟩hereafter. Let us labour that it may be so then, and bear with all here as patiently as we can.
And so for all conditions; there is no condition nor nothing that is good in the world, but Satan labours to bring a vanity upon it, and the corrupt heart of man is prone to yeeld to him: this will be to the end of the world. Therefore wee should not bee overmuch offended, to see things carried otherwise than wee would have them. Why should we wish for that condition that will never be in this world? Wish we may, but we must wish it in its owne time, it will bee ⟨p. 111⟩hereafter. Let us labour that it may be so then, and beare with all here as patiently as we can.
Again,5 take the best Christians of all, in themselves, in their own particulars. Alas, what a conflicting life hath a Christian with his own heart? Sometimes in general he can see truths very clear, but in a particular, some passion or other, of Anger, or Revenge, &c. it clouds his judgement, that he cannot see what is to be done, what is best. The reason is, the imperfection of the work of mortification, hinders him in his passages, and business, that he cannot clearly decide of what is best at this time. S. Paul complains of this, that he could not do the good that he would, and that he did the ill that he would not. There are none but they carry some of these dregs with them in this world, that hinders them in their designs and determinations: only those that have the power of Gods Spirit in a greater portion then the rest, they get more victory over these things, and can more clearly see any thing then others: yet notwithstanding, all have some impediment this way, even the best.