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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.
And what a comfort is it now in our daily approach to God to minister boldness to us in all our suites,1 that we go to God in the name of one that he loves, in whom his soul delights, that we have a friend in Court, a friend in Heaven for us, that is at the right hand of God, and interposeth himself there for us, in all our suites that makes us acceptable, that perfumes our prayers and makes them acceptable, ⟨p. 28⟩his intercession is still by virtue of his service, dying for us, he intercedes by virtue of his redemption, if God love him for the work of redemption, he loves him for his intercession, therefore God must needs regard the prayers made by him, by virtue of his dying for us, when he loves him for dying for us. Be sure therefore in all our suites to God to take along our elder Brother, take our beloved Brother, take Benjamin with us, offer all to God in him, our persons to be accepted in him, our prayers, our hearing, our works, and all that we do, and we shall be sure to speed: For he is one in whom the soul of God delights. There must be this passage and repassage, as God looks upon us lovely in him and delights in us, as we are members of him, all Gods love, and the fruits of it come to us as we are in Christ, and are one with him, then in our passage to God again, we must return all, and do all to God in Christ, be sure not to go to a naked God: for so he is a consuming fire, but go to him in the mediation of him whom he loves, and in whom his soul delighteth.
And what a comfort is it now in our daily approach to God to minister boldnesse to us in all our suites,1 that we goe to God in the name of one that he loves, in whom his soule delights, that we have a friend in Court, a friend in Heaven for us, that is at the right hand of God, and interposeth himselfe there for us, in all our suites that makes us acceptable, that perfumes our prayers and makes them acceptable, ⟨p. 28⟩his intercession is still by vertue of his service, dying for us, he interceeds by vertue of his redemption, if God love him for the worke of redemption, he loves him for his intercession, therefore God must needs regard the prayers made by him, by vertue of his dying for us, when he loves him for dying for us. Bee sure therfore in al our suites to God to take along our elder Brother, take our beloved Brother, take Benjamin with us, offer al to God in him, our persons to be accepted in him, our prayers, our hearing, our works, and al that we do, and we shal be sure to speed: For he is one in whom the soule of God delights. There must be this passage and repassage, as God looks upon us lovely in him and delights in us, as wee are members of him, all Gods love, and the fruits of it come to us as we are in Christ, and are one with him, then in our passage to God againe, we must returne all, and doe all to God in Christ, be sure not to goe to a naked God: for so he is a consuming fire, but goe to him in the mediation of him whom he loves, and in whom his soule delighteth.