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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 Christ gives and conveys his Spirit especially, and most of all since his ascension, ⟨p. 54⟩and sitting at the right hand of God, for after his resurrection he declared his victory over all his enemies, and therefore was able to give the Spirit without opposition, and upon his resurrection, death and hell, and the anger of God were overcome, and our sins were satisfied for, now Christ was Head indeed having trod all his enemies under his feet, now he was enabled to give the Spirit, but upon his ascension into Heaven, and his sitting there, he was more enabled, for even as the Sun, being so high above the Earth, doth convey his light and heat and influence upon the inferior bodies, So Christ being so highly advanced is fitter to infuse his Spirit and grace here below since his exaltation, therefore the Church is fuller of grace, and grace hath been more spread and diffused since the ascension of Christ then before, and the Evangelist gives it as a reason, The Spirit was not yet given, because Christ was not ascended, intimating that after his ascension, there was a more full portion of the Spirit given, God being fully appeased by the death of Christ, and Christ staying the advantage that was fittest to give the Spirit, now God the Father gives the Spirit with the Son, so in both regards there was a greater fullness of the Spirit. Therefore the Prophets speaking of the times of Christ, especially of his exaltation, show that then they should be filled with the Spirit, that the Spirit should be poured out upon all flesh more abundantly ⟨p. 55⟩then before. And that is the reason that the Apostles so differed from themselves, before and after Christs ascension, what a wondrous alteration was there? Peter before, he flies even at the voice of a maid, and they were full of contention, and vain glory, but after we see when the Spirit, the Holy Ghost came down after Christs ascension into Heaven, how courageous, and valorous they were that they accounted it a matter of glory to suffer any thing, and indeed we have more or less valour and courage, the more of less Spirit we have, now they having received more abundance of Spirit, hereupon they were more courageous and undaunted at one time then another, and this abundance of the Spirit comes especially since Christs advancement.
Now Christ gives and conveyes his Spirit especially, and most of all since his ascention,