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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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5In his death, what did the Spirit of life then? It supported him in his very death: for there was an union of the Spirit; when there was a separation of his soul and body, there was not a separation of the union. That which gave dignity, and strength, and value, and worth to his death, it was the Spirit; though there was a suspending of the comfort a while, yet there was no separation of the union, but I speak no more of that, being not especially meant here.
5In his death, what did the Spirit of life then? It supported him in his very death: for there was an union of the Spirit; when there was a separation of his soule and body, there was not a separation of the union. That which gave dignity, and strength, and value, and worth to his death, it was the Spirit; though there was a suspending of the comfort a while, yet there was no separation of the union, but I speake no more of that, being not especially meant here.
- 5Supported him in death.
6But especially in his Resurrection, (which we are now to think of by reason of the day, and it is not amiss to take all occasions) ⟨p. 39⟩especially then, the Spirit of life that had sanctified Christ, and quickened him, and enriched his nature, and supported him, and done all; that Spirit of life quickened the dead body of Christ, And he was mightily declared to be the Son of God, by the Spirit of sanctification, Rom. 1.4.2 by his Resurrection from the dead. The Spirit of life raised him from the dead, and put an end to all that misery that he had undergone before for our sakes. For until his resurrection, there was (as it were) some conflict, with some enemies of Christ, either with Satan, or the world, or with death it self: he lay under death three days, until Christs body was raised, our enemies were not overcome, Gods wrath was not fully satisfied, (it was not declared to be satisfied at least:) for he being our surety, till he came out of the grave, we could not know that our sins were satisfied for. But now, when the Spirit of life in Christ comes, and quickens that body of his in the grave,