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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.
1The way of recovery, is to enter into Gods Sanctuary: for we must not give liberty to our selves to languish in such a course; to look to present things too much: but look into Gods book, and there we shall see what is threatened to such, and such ill courses; and what promises are made to good courses: and then apply Gods truth to the example; see how God hath met with wicked men in their ruff, and advanced his children when they were at the lowest; when they were even at the brink of despair. Examples in this kind are pregnant, and clear, throughout the Scripture. The Lord saith, It shall go well with the righteous, and it shall not go well with the wicked, Let him escape a thousand times. ⟨p. 135⟩Doubtless there is a reward for the godly. Let us look in the book of God,2 upon the predictions, and see the verifying of those predictions in the examples that act the rules, and bring them to the view: let us see the truths in the examples. This entering into Gods Sanctuary it is the way to free us from dangerous scandals, and to overcome dangerous conflicts: for the conclusions of the Sanctuary are clean contrary to sensible carnal reason. Carnal reason faith,3 such a one is a happy man, sure he is in great favour, God loves him: oh but the Sanctuary saith, it shall never go well with such a man. Carnal reason would say of Dives, oh, a happy man: but the Sanctuary saith, he had his good here, and Lazarus had his ill here. Carnal reason saith, is there any providence that rules in the earth? is there a God in heaven, that suffers these things to go so confusedly? I, but the word of God, the Sanctuary saith, there is a providence that rules all things sweetly, and that all things are beautiful in their time.
1The way of recovery, is to enter into Gods Sanctuary: for wee must not give liberty to our selves to languish in such a course; to look to present things too much: but look into Gods book, and there wee shall see what is threatned to such, and such ill courses; and what promises are made to good courses: and then apply Gods truth to the example; see how God hath met with wicked men in their ruffe, and advanced his children when they were at the lowest; when they were even at the brink of despaire. Examples in this kind are pregnant, and cleare, throughout the Scripture. The Lord saith, It shall go well with the righteous, and it shall not go well with the wicked, Let him escape a thousand times.