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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
DAVIDS CONCLUSION: OR, The Saints Resolution.DAVIDS CONCLVSION: OR, The Saints Resolution.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
God suffers their very faith in principles sometimes to be shaken. What is more clear than Gods providence? not the noon day: yet God suffers sometimes his own children to be exercised with conflicts in this kind, to doubt of principles written in the book of God (as it were) with a Sun-beam; that have a lustre in themselves. There is nothing more clear, than that God hath a particular special providence over his; yet Gods ways are so unsearchable, and deep, that he doth spiritually exercise his children; he suffers them to be exercised, as you see here, he comes out of a conflict: but it is good for me to draw near to God. I will but touch it, therefore I will extend it only to Gods people, that (if by reason of the remainders of corruption, God suffer their rebellious hearts to cast mire, and dirt, to cast in objections that are odious to the spiritual man, that part that is good) they may not be cast down too much, and dejected. It is no otherwise with them, than it hath been with Gods dear children; as we see in Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and others. It is a clear truth; I only point at it, that we might have it ready, to comfort our selves when such things rise in our souls; ⟨p. 133⟩it is no otherwise with us, than it hath been with other of Gods dear children.
God suffers their very faith in principles sometimes to be shaken. What is more cleare than Gods providence? not the noone day: yet God suffers sometimes his owne children to be exercised with conflicts in this kind, to doubt of principles written in the book of God (as it were) with a Sun-beame; that have a lustre in themselves. There is nothing more cleare, than that God hath a particular speciall providence over his; yet Gods wayes are so unsearchable, and deep, that hee doth spiritually exercise his children; hee suffers them to bee exercised, as you see here, hee comes out of a conflict: but it is good for mee to draw neere to God. I will but touch it, therefore I will extend it only to Gods people, that (if by reason of the remainders of corruption, God suffer their rebellious hearts to cast myre, and dirt, to cast in objections that are odious to the spirituall man, that part that is good) they may not be cast down too much, and dejected. It is no otherwise with them, than it hath beene with Gods deare children; as we see in Ieremie, Habakuk, and others. It is a cleare truth; I only poynt at it, that we might have it ready, to comfort our selves when such things rise in our soules;