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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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Is it possible that he should delight in the head, and refuse the members? That he should love the husband, and mislike the Spouse? O no; with the same love that God loves Christ, he loves all his, he delights in Christ and all his with the same delight, there is some difference in the degree, That Christ in all things may have the preeminence, but it is the same love; therefore our Saviour sets it down excellently in his own prayer, he desires that the same love wherewith his Father loved him may be in them that are his, that they may feel the love wherewith his Father loves him: for he loves him and his members, him and his Spouse with all one love.
Is it possible that hee should delight in the head, and refuse the members? That he should love the husband, and mislike the Spouse? O no; with the same love that God loves Christ, he loves all his, he delights in Christ and all his with the same delight, there is some difference in the degree, That Christ in all things may have the preheminence, but it is the same love; therefore our Saviour sets it downe excellently in his owne prayer, he desires that the same love wherewith his Father loved him may be in them that are his, that they may feele the love wherewith his Father loves him: for hee loves him and his members, him and his Spouse with all one love.
This is our comfort and our confidence that God accepts us,1 because he accepts his Beloved, and when he shall cease to love Christ, he shall cease to love the members of Christ, they ⟨p. 26⟩and Christ make one mystical Christ. This is our comfort in dejection for sin, we are so and so indeed, but Christ is the chosen servant of God, In whom he delighteth, and delights in us in him, it is no matter what we are in our selves, but what we are in Christ, when we are once in him and continue in him, God loves us with that inseparable love wherewith he loves his own Son, therefore Saint Paul triumphs, Rom. 8