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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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It should shame us therefore when we find dullness, and coldness upon us, that we can hear of any thing better then of Christ, and arguments concerning Christ are cold to us, alas, where is our love, and joy, and delight? and when we can make no better but a carnal use of the incarnation and other benefits by ⟨p. 30⟩Christ, we should therefore desire God to shed the love of Christ into our hearts more and more, that we may feel in our souls the love that he bears to us, and may love God and Christ again, for that that he hath done for us.
It should shame us therefore when we finde dullnesse, and coldnesse upon us, that wee can heare of any thing better then of Christ, and arguments concerning Christ are cold to us, alas, where is our love, and joy, and delight? and when we can make no better but a carnall use of the incarnation and other benefits by ⟨p. 30⟩Christ, we should therefore desire God to shed the love of Christ into our hearts more and more, that we may feele in our soules the love that hee beares to us, and may love God and Christ againe, for that that hee hath done for us.
1Hence we have also a ground of estimation of Christians to be excellent persons, doth God value poor sinful souls so much as to give Christ for them to become a Saviour, doth he delight in Christ for giving himself for them, and shall not we love one another, whom God and Christ so loves?
1Hence we have also a ground of estimation of Christians to be excellent persons, doth God valew poore sinfull soules so much as to give Christ for them to become a Saviour, doth he delight in Christ for giving himselfe for them, and shall not we love one another, whom God and Christ so loves?