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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
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.
It is good for me to draw near to God.
It is good for me to draw neare to God.
Here you have the justification of piety, of holy courses, which is set down by drawing near to God. And the Argument whereby it is justified, It is good. This gloss put upon any thing, commends it to man: for naturally since the fall there is so much left in man, that he draws to that which is good: but when he comes to particulars, there is the error, he seeks heaven in the way of hell, he seeks happiness in the way of misery, he seeks light in the way of darkness, and life in the way and path of death; his lusts so hurry him, and carry him the contrary way: but yet there is left this general foundation of Religion in all men; as the heathen could say, naturally all men from the principles of nature draw to that which is good. Here religious courses are justified, and commended from that which hath the best attractive, and most magnetical force. It is good to draw near to God. Good hath a drawing force: for the understanding that shows, and discovers: but the will is the chief guide in man; and answerable to the discovery of good or ill in the understanding, there is a prosecution or ⟨p. 144⟩aversation in the will, which is that part in the soul of man that cleaves to good discovered. To unfold the words a little.
HEre you have the justification of piety, of holy courses, which is set downe by drawing neare to God. And the Argument whereby it is justified, It is good. This glosse put upon any thing, commends it to man: for naturally since the fall there is so much left in man, that hee drawes to that which is good: but when he comes to particulars, there is the errour, hee seekes heaven in the way of hell, he seekes happinesse in the way of misery, he seekes light in the way of darknesse, and life in the way and path of death; his lusts so hurry him, and carry him the contrary way: but yet there is left this generall foundation of Religion in all men; as the heathen could say, naturally all men from the principles of nature draw to that which is good. Here religious courses are justified, and commended from that which hath the best attractive, and most magnetticall force. It is good to draw neere to God. Good hath a drawing force: for the understanding that shewes, and discovers: but the will is the cheife guide in man; and answerable to the discovery of good or ill in the understanding, there is a prosecution or