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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
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1And especially when the inward man is touched with the spirit of God, even as the Iron that is touched with the Load-stone, though it be heavy of it self, it will go up: so, when the inward man is touched by the spirit of God, with a spirit of faith, which is a grace by which we draw near to God with trust: for it is confidence, and trust that draws us near to God. Faith it is wrought in the whole inward man, in the understanding, in the mind, in choosing, and cleaving: but especially it is in the will: for faith is described to be a going to God, a coming to him, which is a promotion, or going forth, which is an act of the will, so by faith, and trust, specially we draw near, and cleave to God. Even as at the first we fell from God by distrusting of his word, saith the Devil, ye shall not die at all, we believed a liar more than God himself. Now we are recovered by a way contrary to that we fell; we must recover, and draw near to God again by trusting, and relying upon God. You see what is meant by the words, It is good for me to draw near to God.
1And especially when the inward man is touched with the spirit of God, even as the Iron that is touched with the Load-stone, though it be heavy of it selfe, it will go up: so, when the inward man is touched by the spirit of God, with a spirit of faith, which is a grace by which we draw neare to God with trust: for it is confidence, and trust that drawes us neare to God. Faith it is wrought in the whole inward man, in the understanding, in the mind, in chusing, and cleaving: but especially it is in the will: for faith is described to bee a going to God, a comming to him, which is a promotion, or going forth, which is an act of the will, so by faith, and trust, specially we draw neare, and cleave to God. Even as at the first we fell from God by distrusting of his word, saith the Divell, yee shall not die at all, we beleeved a lier more than God himselfe. Now we are recovered by a way contrary to that we fell; wee must recover, and draw neare to God againe by trusting, and relying upon God. You see what is meant by the words, It is good for me to draw neare to God.
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