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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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I might observe this, that none should take that office upon them to which they are not called of God, nor qualified by his Spirit, especially Ministers, because Christ did not set upon his office, till the Spirit was put upon him, the Spirit must enable us, and fit us for every thing, but I leave that, and come to that which concerns us all.
I might observe this, that none should take that office upon them to which they are not called of God, nor qualified by his Spirit, especially Ministers, because Christ did not set upon his office, till the Spirit was put upon him, the Spirit must inable us, and fit us for every thing, but I leave that, and come to that which concernes us all.
First then hath God put the Spirit upon Christ, as the Evangelist saith in Joh. 3.34. He whom God hath sent, that is Christ, he speaketh the word of God: For God gives him not the Spirit by measure, God doth not stand measuring grace out to Christ, but he powers it out upon him full measure, running over, because he receives it not for himself alone but for us, we receive the Spirit by measure, Eph. 4.7. According to the measure of the gift of Christ, Christ gives us all a measure of sanctifying knowledge and of every grace, till we grow to be a perfect man in Christ. Therefore it is called the first fruits of the Spirit, as much as shall fit us for Heaven, and grace sufficient, though it be not that measure we shall have hereafter, or that we would have here. Christ had a full measure, the fullness of a fountain, diffusive, not only abundance for himself, but redundance, and overflowing for the good of others, he being the head of the Church, not only a head of eminence, but of ⟨p. 46⟩influence to bestow, and convey all grace in him to all his members, proportionable to the service of every member, therefore he received not the Spirit according to measure, that is, sparingly, but it was showered upon him, he was filled and clothed with the Holy Ghost. Is it so?