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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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Shall we think that that Christian that saith these words in good earnest, will put Christ away in his Ordinances, and not care for to hear his word, nor care to meet Christ here in earth, and yet pretend a desire to meet him in heaven? where is Christ, here? is he not in his Congregations, and Assemblies of his Saints? those therefore that despise the Ordinances of God, and yet pretend, that they desire that Christ should come, do they not profane the Lords Prayer, when they say, Hallowed be thy name, Thy Kingdom come? They patter it over, they do not mean it in good earnest: when they despise the Ministry, and the Ministers, and whatsoever is Christs, despise the motions of his Spirit, and will not suffer him to rule in their hearts, but are ruled by rules of policy, and reason, and flesh: can they say, Come? No, they do abominably profane the Lords Prayer: what kind of Service is that, when their desires are quite clean contrary? It is a protestation contrary to their faith, and therefore it is a nullity: they profess in their prayers, ⟨p. 116⟩that they would have Christ to come, and yet their course of life is contrary, they would not have him come. Again, those that truly desire Christ should come, they will be subordinate helpers under Christ, 2to promote those things that tend to his coming: before Christ comes, Antichrist must be abolished and consumed; the Jews must be converted, and the number of the Elect must be consummate, and finished. Therefore what shall we say, when those that pretend to desire the coming of Christ, shall countenance heresies that m•st have an end first? And those that are against wholesome Laws to be made in that kind, those that countenance Idolatry, and false worship, stablishing what Christ must abolish before he come, can they say, Come in good earnest? Their course is contrary to what they pray. Therefore indeed, and in good earnest we pray, Thy Kingdom come, and say with our souls as the Church here, Come, when we set our selves to abolish heresy and false worship of God, that is adulterous, and promote the true Service of God; when we labour in our places that the number of the Elect may be consummate, when we labour, that our children may be Gods children, and our servants, may be Gods servants, and every one in our places labour that the Kingdom of Christ may be enlarged.