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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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Then again, the relation between Christ, and this contracted Spouse,7 and every faithful soul, enforceth a desire of his coming. It is the time of the Churches contract, she is a Bride ⟨p. 112⟩now, she is contracted: now all the time between the contract, and the marriage, it is a time of longing and desire, therefore the Church cannot but desire the second coming of Christ. It is the nature of imperfection, where there is truth in imperfection, to desire perfection: you see the little seed that is sown in the ground, it breaks through the thick clods, because it is not in its perfection, till it be in the ear, nature hath given it an instinct to break out: so where the seed of grace is, it will break, out and shoot forward to desire still, and still, till it comes to perfection. Grace being an imperfect state here, it puts forward in desiring that perfection, that it cannot attain in this world, but in the world to come: therefore the Spirit, and the Spouse say, Come.
Then againe, the relation between Christ, and this contracted Spouse,7 and every faithfull soule, inforceth a desire of his comming. It is the time of the Churches contract, she is a Bride ⟨p. 112⟩now, she is contracted: now al the time between the contract, and the marriage, it is a time of longing and desire, therefore the Church cannot but desire the second comming of Christ. It is the nature of imperfection, where there is truth in imperfection, to desire perfection: you see the little seed that is sown in the ground, it breakes through the thicke clods, because it is not in its perfection, till it be in the eare, nature hath given it an instinct to breake out: so where the seed of grace is, it will breake, out and shoot forward to desire still, and still, till it comes to perfection. Grace being an imperfect state here, it puts forward in desiring that perfection, that it cannot attaine in this world, but in the world to come: therefore the Spirit, and the Spouse say, Come.
- 7The relation between Christ and the Church.