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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.
I might add a little further,1 that The course, and corrupt principles of the world, are so far from shaking a child of God, that they settle him. They stir up his zeal the more. As we say; there is an antiperistasis, an increasing of contraries by contraries; as we see in winter the body is warmer, by reason that the heat is kept in; & springs are warmer in winter, because the heat is kept in. So the spirit of God in the hearts of his children, works, & boils when it is environed with contraries; it gathers strength, and breaks out with more zeal, as David, Psal. 119.2 when he see men did not keep Gods law; we see how he complains to God, It is time Lord for thee to work. Indeed it is the nature of opposition to increase the contrary: those that have the spirit, and grace of God in truth, they gather strength by opposition.
I might adde a little further,1 that The course, and corrupt principles of the world, are so far from shaking a child of God, that they settle him. They stir up his zeale the more. As we say; there is an antiperistasis, an increasing of contraries by contraries; as we see in winter the body is warmer, by reason that the heat is kept in; & springs are warmer in winter, because the heat is kept in. So the spirit of God in the hearts of his children, works, & boyles when it is invironed with contraries; it gathers strength, and breaks out with more zeale, as David, Psal. 119.2 when he see men did not keep Gods law; we see how he complaines to God, It is time Lord for thee to work. Indeed it is the nature of opposition to increase the contrary: those that have the spirit, and grace of God in truth, they gather strength by opposition.
- 1Corrupt courses of the world settle Gods children.
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