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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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After death his Kingly office was most apparent. For then he rose again as a triumphant King over death and all our enemies, and ascended in his triumphant chariot to Heaven, and there he sits gloriously as a King in his throne at the right hand of God, so that how ever at his Baptism, and before when he was sanctified in his mothers womb, he was both King, Priest, and Prophet, yet in regard of the order of manifestation, he manifested himself first to be a Prophet, secondly a Priest, and thirdly to be a King: For his Kingly office brake forth but seldom in the time of his abasement, sometimes it did, to show that he was ⟨p. 37⟩ruler, and commander of Earth, and Sea, and Devils, and all, he wrought miracles, but the glorious manifestation of his kingly office it was after his resurrection.
After death his Kingly office was most apparent. For then he rose againe as a triumphant King over death and all our enemies, and ascended in his triumphant chariot to Heaven, and there he sits gloriously as a King in his throne at the right hand of God, so that how ever at his Baptisme, and before when he was sanctified in his mothers wombe, he was both King, Priest, and Prophet, yet in regard of the order of manifestation, he manifested himselfe first to be a Prophet, secondly a Priest, and thirdly to be a King: For his Kingly office brake foorth but seldome in the time of his abasement, sometimes it did, to shew that he was ⟨p. 37⟩ruler, and commander of Earth, and Sea, and Divels, and all, he wrought miracles, but the glorious manifestation of his kingly office it was after his resurrection.
Now the fundamental,1 the chief office to which he was anointed by the Spirit (upon which the rest depends) it was his Priestly office: for wherefore was his teaching, but to instruct us what he must do and suffer for us, and what benefit we have by his Sacrifice reconciliation with God and freedom from the wrath of God, and right unto life everlasting by his obedience to the cursed death of the cross. And how comes he to be a King to rule over us by his holy Spirit, and to have a right unto us? But because as a Priest he dyed for us first, He washed us with his blood, he purged us with his blood, and then he made us Kings and Priests, Rev 1. All other benefits came from this, he washed our souls in his blood first, whatsoever we have from God, is especially from the great work of Christ as a Priest abasing himself, and dying for us, and thereupon he comes to be a Prophet and a King, thus we see the order of Christs offices, how they come to be fruitful to us, the rest especially by virtue of his priestly office.