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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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But to make a use of Trial, how shall we know that this comfort belongs to us, that Christ hath the Spirit put upon him for us or no, whether he be ordained a King, Priest and Prophet for us? That which I said before will give light to this, we must partake of the same Spirit that Christ hath, or else we are none of his members, as we partake of his name, so we must also of his anointing, thereupon we are called Christians, because we partake of the anointing and Spirit of Christ, and if we have the Spirit of Christ, it will work the same in us as it did in Christ, it will convince us of our own ill, of our rebellions, and cursed estate, and it will convince us likewise of the good we have in him. And then, he is a Spirit of union, to knit us to Christ, and make us one with him, and thereupon to quicken us, to lead us, and guide us, and to dwell in us continually, to stir up prayers and supplications in us, to make us cry familiarly to God as ⟨p. 51⟩to a Father, to comfort and support us in all our wants and miseries, as he did Christ, to help our infirmities, as the Apostle at large in Rom. 8. sets down the excellent office of the Holy Ghost, what he doth in those that are Christs. Let us therefore examine our selves, what the Spirit doth in us, if Christ be set apart to redeem us, as a Priest? (Surely all his offices go together) he doth by the same Spirit rule us, Rev. 1. He hath washed us in his blood, and made us Kings and Priests. Whosoever he washeth in his blood he maketh him a King, and a Priest, he makes him by the power of his Spirit able to rule over his base corruptions, we may know then, whether we have benefit by Christ by his Spirit, not only by the Spirit witnessing that we are the Sons of God, but by some arguments whereby the Spirit may witness without delusion, for though the Spirit of Christ tells us that we are Christs, yet the proof must be from guiding and leading, and comforting, and conforming us to Jesus Christ, in making us Kings, and Prophets, enlightening our understandings to know his will, and conforming us to be like him. The Spirit of Christ is a Spirit of power and strength, it will enable us to perform duties above nature, to overcome our selves and injuries, it vvill make us to want and to abound, it vvill make us able to live and to dye, as it enabled Christ to do things that another man could not do.