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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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The grace of application it is faith,1 therefore this must be wrought in the next place. How doth the Law of the Spirit of life free me? because first it freed Christ, therefore me: but that is not enough, except there be application. Therefore the Law of the Spirit of life works faith in me, to knit me to Christ, to make me believe, that all that he hath done is mine: and the same power that raised Christ from the dead, works the power of faith, and application: For we must not think, that it is an easy thing for a carnal man to believe, to go out of himself, that it is salvation enough to have salvation, by the ⟨p. 44⟩obedience of another man: No; both in the Ephesians, and Colossians, in divers places, it is S. Pauls phrase, that the same power that raised Christ from the dead, must raise our hearts, and work faith in them. For as the good things that faith lays hold on, are wondrous good things, even above admiration almost: that poor flesh and blood, a piece of earth, should be an heir of heaven, a member of Christ, that it should be above Angels in dignity; as the things are superexcellent things, even above admiration (in a manner:) so the grace that believes these things, it is a strange and excellent, and admirable grace, that is faith. Therefore faith must be wrought by the Law of the Spirit of Christ; by the ministry of the Gospel. This is the grace of application, when a man goes out of himself; when he sees himself first in bondage to his corruptions, to Satan, and to death: and then sees the excellent way that God hath wrought in Christ, to bring him out of that cursed estate: then he hath by the Spirit of life faith wrought in him. And indeed the same power, and Spirit that quickened Christ from the dead, must quicken our hearts to believe in Christ. It is a miracle to bring the heart of man to believe. We think it an easy matter to believe: (indeed it is an easy matter to presume, to have a conceit) but for the soul in the time of temptation, and in the hour of death, for the guilty soul, to go out of it self, and cast it ⟨p. 45⟩self upon the mercy of God, who is justly offended, and to believe that the obedience of Christ is mine, as verily as if I had obeyed my self: here must be a strong sanctified judgement, and a mighty power to raise the soul, to cast it self so upon Gods mercy in Christ.