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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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As it is in a river, it is impossible that the stream should run higher then the spring-head ⟨p. 123⟩from whence it comes: so it is impossible that our desires should rise higher then the spring from whence they come; the desires of nature cannot go higher then nature; the desires of the flesh are fleshly: but spiritual desires, as they spring from heaven, (they have a noble original, and head) so they carry to heaven again. Therefore as the Spirit comes from God the Father and the Son; so it carries us back again to the Father, and the Son; as it comes from heaven, so it carries to heaven back again. That is one way to know whether our desires be spiritual or no; our desire of death, and of the coming of Christ, if it be from wearisomeness of life, and from afflictions in the world, so nature may desire. I were better be dead then to be thus; as Jonah wished death, and the children of Israel, and Elijah in a passion; oh that I were dead, &c. but if those desires spring from the Spirit, then they come from heaven: from the consideration of the excellency of the state we shall have there, that it shall be better with us, and that death is but a dark passage to a glorious condition. We may know our desires are spiritual from the rise of them, if they come from spiritual, and holy, and heavenly considerations: the Spirit doth all in the Spouse that is holy and Spiritual.
As it is in a river, it is impossible that the streame should run higher then the spring-head ⟨p. 123⟩from whence it comes: so it is impossible that our desires should rise higher then the spring from whence they come; the desires of nature cannot goe higher then nature; the desires of the flesh are fleshly: but spirituall desires, as they spring from heaven, (they have a noble originall, and head) so they carry to heaven againe. Therefore as the Spirit comes from God the Father and the Sonne; so it carries us backe againe to the Father, and the Sonne; as it comes from heaven, so it carries to heaven back againe. That is one way to know whether our desires be spirituall or no; our desire of death, and of the comming of Christ, if it be from wearisomnesse of life, and from afflictions in the world, so nature may desire. I were better be dead then to be thus; as Ionas wished death, and the children of Israel, and Elias in a passion; oh that I were dead, &c. but if those desires spring from the Spirit, then they come from heaven: from the consideration of the excellency of the state wee shall have there, that it shall be better with us, and that death is but a darke passage to a glorious condition. We may know our desires are spirituall from the rise of them, if they come from spirituall, and holy, and heavenly considerations: the Spirit doth all in the Spouse that is holy and Spirituall.