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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?
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2There is life in Christ as God-man, as Mediator. Now, this life is that life, which is originally from the God-head: indeed it is ⟨p. 35⟩but the God-heads quickening, and giving life to the man-hood in Christ; the Spirit quickening, and sanctifying the man-hood. And we have no comfort by the life of God, as it is in Gods life alone severed: for alas, what communion have we with God without a Mediator? but our comfort is this, that God, who is the fountain of life, he became man, and having satisfied Gods Justice, he conveys life to us, he is our head, he hath life in himself as God, to impart spiritual life to all his members; so there is life in Christ, as Mediator.
2There is life in Christ as God-man, as Mediator. Now, this life is that life, which is originally from the God-head: indeed it is ⟨p. 35⟩but the God-heads quickening, and giving life to the man-hood in Christ; the Spirit quickning, and sanctifying the man-hood. And we have no comfort by the life of God, as it is in Gods life alone severed: for alas, what communion have wee with God without a Mediator? but our comfort is this, that God, who is the fountaine of life, he became man, and having satisfied Gods Justice, he conveyes life to us, he is our head, hee hath life in himselfe as God, to impart spirituall life to all his members; so there is life in Christ, as Mediator.
- 2As Mediator.
And there is a Spirit of life; that life it is a working life: for spirit is an emphatical word; spirit added to a thing, increased the thing. Again, he saith, the Law of the Spirit of life. Law, is a commanding thing; to show that the life in Christ, it is a commanding life, it countermands all opposite lives whatsoever, of sin, and death; and this Law is a countermand to all other Laws; the Law of the Spirit of life frees us from all other Laws. So here is life, the Spirit of life, and the Law of the Spirit of life; all words of strong signification.