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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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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.
Againe secondly, the use of a seale is to appropriate and distinguish from other things, so Christ is Sealed, that is, God hath appropriated him to be his owne Sonne, and to be a Mediator of his owne appointing, and hath distinguished him from all others by a blessed annointing and qualification of him above all, he is as Saul amongst the rest, higher then all, he is as Aaron, annointed with the oyle of gladnesse, but above his fellowes, and yet for his fellowes, from him distills the blessed ointment of grace, it is powred on his head first, and descends from him downe to all the skirts of his garment, to all his members. So heere is in this Sealing, likenesse, distinction, and appropriation.
But especially by Sealing here is meant authority, for a thing sealed is not only to distinguish and appropriate to a mans use, but to authorize also, as a Magistrate that hath the Kings broad Seal, he is authorized: so Christ he hath Gods Seal, God hath authorized him to be a Mediator, and as he was fore-ordained before all worlds (as the Apostle Peter saith) to be the head of them that should be saved,1 and to be their Mediator, so when the fullness of time was come, when he came in the flesh, he was authorized by the greatest testimony that ever was, by the blessed Trinity, God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost at his Baptism, This is my beloved Son, hear him, saith a voice from Heaven, there was the Father, the ⟨p. 203⟩