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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 what authority hath he?
He is Sealed to do it, that's the third, that is, he hath authority, for authority is here expressed by Sealing. Now Christ is said to be Sealed, first, because there is the impression of God upon him, even as the seal imprints in the wax the likeness of that which is in it, so God hath imprinted in Christ his own likeness, he is the Image of God, for Christ as he is God, is the character of his Father, and his humane nature is likewise as like God as nature can express, we saw (saith the Apostle) his glory, the glory as of the only begotten Son of God, we saw a kind of divinity in him as much as humane nature could receive, the likeness of God sparkled in him; therefore he is said to be Sealed, but that is not all nor the principal here meant.
He is Sealed to doe it, that's the third, that is, he hath authority, for authority is here expressed by Sealing. Now Christ is said to be Sealed, first, because there is the impression of God upon him, even as the seale imprints in the wax the likenesse of that which is in it, so God hath imprinted in Christ his owne likenesse, he is the Image of God, for Christ as he is God, is the character of his Father, and his humane nature is likewise as like God as nature can expresse, we saw (saith the Apostle) his glory, the glory as of the onely begotten Sonne of God, we saw a kinde of divinity in him as much as humane nature could receive, the likenesse of God sparkeled in him; therefore hee is said to be Sealed, but that is not all nor the principall here meant.
Again secondly, the use of a seal is to appropriate and distinguish from other things, so Christ is Sealed, that is, God hath appropriated him to be his own Son, and to be a Mediator of his own appointing, and hath distinguished him from all others by a blessed anointing and qualification of him above all, he is as Saul amongst the rest, higher then all, he is as Aaron, anointed with the oil of gladness, but above his fellows, and yet for his fellows, from him distils the blessed ointment of grace, it is poured on his head first, and descends from him down to all the skirts of his garment, to all his members. So here is in this Sealing, likeness, distinction, and appropriation.