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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. › What doth it in Christ?THE SPIRITVALL IVBILE. › What doth it in Christ?
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And the Spirit of life that quickened,2 and sanctified our nature in Christ, did likewise ennoble our nature: for even as a base woman is ennobled, when she is taken in marriage with a great man, she hath his dignity accounted hers: so our nature by the Spirit being sanctified, is knit into the union of person with Christ; that our nature and the second Person, make one Christ, so our nature by the Spirit,3 is ennobled by this union. And also enriched it with all grace, that our nature is capable of: for the nature of Christ had this double prerogative above ours: First of all, that blessed mass of flesh it was knit to be one person with God, and then that nature was enriched, and ennobled with all graces above ours. And this the Spirit of life did to Christ himself, to his humane nature that he took upon him, that he might be a public Person. For God the second Person, took not upon him any mans particular person, of Peter, or Paul, or John: for then there should have been distinct persons, one person should have dyed, and another rise: but he took our nature into his Person▪ so that the same Person that did dye was God, though he dyed in our nature; that he might be a public Person. So we must consider Christ sanctifying our nature, that he might sit and sanctify all our persons.
And the Spirit of life that quickned,2 and sanctified our nature in Christ, did likewise ennoble our nature: for even as a base woman is ennobled, when she is taken in marriage with a great man, shee hath his dignity accounted hers: so our nature by the Spirit being sanctified, is knit into the union of person with Christ; that our nature and the second Person, make one Christ, so our nature by the Spirit,3 is ennobled by this union. And also inriched it with all grace, that our nature is capable of: for the nature of Christ had this double prerogative above ours: First of all, that blessed masse of flesh it was knit to be one person with God, and then that nature was inriched, and ennobled with all graces above ours. And this the Spirit of life did to Christ himselfe, to his humane nature that he tooke upon him, that hee might be a publicke Person. For God the second Person, tooke not upon him any mans particular person, of Peter, or Paul, or Iohn: for then there should have beene distinct persons, one person should have dyed, and another rise: but hee tooke our nature into his Person so that the same Person that did dye was God, though he dyed in our nature; that he might be a publicke Person. So we must consider Christ sanctifying our nature, that he might sit and sanctifie all our persons.