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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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Now, nothing will do this but the holy Ghost,1 as ye have it John 16. Christ promiseth to send the Comforter, the holy Ghost, and he shall convince the world of sin: that is, he shall so set sin before the eyes of mens souls, that they shall know there is no salvation but in Christ; he shall convince them of unbelief, that horrible sin; they shall have it presented so to them, that they shall believe presently upon it. This the holy Ghost must do.
Now, nothing will do this but the holy Ghost,1 as yee have it Iohn 16. Christ promiseth to send the Comforter, the holy Ghost, and he shall convince the world of sinne: that is, hee shall so set sin before the eyes of mens soules, that they shall know there is no salvation but in Christ; hee shall convince them of unbeliefe, that horrible sinne; they shall have it presented so to them, that they shall beleeve presently upon it. This the holy Ghost must do.
But the holy Ghost doth it in the use of means;1 therefore it must be our wisdom, to hear, and pray, and meditate much, that God would vouchsafe his spirit to persuade us, to convince our understanding, to convince us of all our false reasonings against good things; that there may not a vile imagination rise in our hearts contrary to divine principles.