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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
THE SPIRITUAL JUBILEE. › How comes this freedom?THE SPIRITVALL IVBILE. › How comes this freedome?
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1There can no freedom be without satisfaction to divine Justice. For why are we under sin? God gives us up to sin, why are we ⟨p. 33⟩under death? God gives us up to death. Why, are we under Satan's government? he is Gods executioner, Gods serjeant, he gives us up to him here, because we offend him. Why are we under damnation and wrath? because God is offended. All our slavery comes originally from God; however it be sinful in regard of Satan that keeps us; yet the power whereby he keeps us is good: for he doth it from God. His will is always naught, but his power is always lawful: therefore the power whereby the Devil keeps us (if we look up to God, under whom the power is) it is a lawful power: for God hath a hand in giving us up to sin, it is a judicial giving up; and then by lusts, and •inne, to Satan and death, and damnation. So if we speak of freedom, we must not begin with the executioner: the wrath of God must be satisfied; God must be one with us, so as his Justice must have contentment. Satisfaction must be with the glory of his Justice, as well as of his Mercy: his Attributes must have full content, one must not be destroyed to satisfy another; he must so be merciful in freeing us, as that content must be given to his Justice, that it complain not of any loss. Now, reconciliation alway supposeth satisfaction, it is founded upon it.
1There can no freedome be without satisfaction to divine Justice. For why are we under sinne? God gives us up to sinne, why are we ⟨p. 33⟩under death? God gives us up to death. Why, are we under Satans government? he is Gods executioner, Gods serjeant, he gives us up to him here, because we offend him. Why are we under damnation and wrath? because God is offended. All our slavery comes originally from God; however it be sinfull in regard of Satan that keepes us; yet the power whereby he keepes us is good: for he doth it from God. His will is alwayes naught, but his power is alwayes lawfull: therefore the power whereby the Devill keepes us (if wee looke up to God, under whom the power is) it is a lawfull power: for God hath a hand in giving us up to finne, it is a judiciall giving up; and then by lusts, and inne, to Satan and death, and damnation. So if we speake of freedome, wee must not begin with the executioner: the wrath of God must be satisfied; God must be one with us, so as his Justice must have contentment. Satisfaction must be with the glory of his Justice, as well as of his Mercie: his Attributes must have full content, one must not be destroyed to satisfie another; hee must so be mercifull in freeing us, as that content must be given to his Justice, that it complaine not of any losse. Now, reconciliation alway supposeth satisfaction, it is founded upon it.