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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.
Thus the Sanctuary teacheth us to knit one thing to another, and not brokenly to look upon things present, according to the dreams of mens devices; but to look upon the catastrophe, & winding up of the tragedy. Not to look on the present conflict, but to go to the Sanctuary, and see the end of all; see how God directs all things to a sweet end. All the ways of God (to his children) are mercy, and truth; though they seem never so full of anger, and displeasure. Thus you see, Gods children are in conflict oft times, and sometimes they are foiled in the conflict; yet by way of recovery, they go into the Sanctuary, and there they have spiritual eye salve; they have another manner of judgement of things, than flesh and blood hath.
Thus the Sanctuary teacheth us to knit one thing to another, and not brokenly to look upon things present, according to the dreams of mens devices; but to look upon the catastrophe, & winding up of the tragedy. Not to look on the present conflict, but to go to the Sanctuary, and see the end of all; see how God directs all things to a sweet end. All the wayes of God (to his children) are mercy, and truth; though they seeme never so full of anger, and displeasure. Thus you see, Gods children are in conflict oft times, and sometimes they are foyled in the conflict; yet by way of recovery, they go into the Sanctuary, and there they have spirituall eye salve; they have another manner of judgement of things, than flesh and blood hath.
1Again, we see, when he went into the Sanctuary, the very sight of faith makes him draw near to God. Sometimes God represents heavenly truths to the eye of sense, in the examples of his justice. We see sometimes wicked men brought on the stage: God blesseth such a sight of faith, and such examples to bring his children nearer to him: as we see immediately before the text, thou wilt destroy ⟨p. 137⟩all that go awhoring from thee, and then it follows, It is good for me to draw near to God. So that the spirit of God in us, and our spirits sanctified by the spirit, takes advantage when we enter into the Sanctuary (and sees the divers ends of good, and bad) to draw us close to God.