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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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Learn this then, when we are troubled with any thing, set Law against Law; set the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ, against all oppositions whatsoever,1 and let the temptation ••e where it will: let it lie in justificati••, as when we are tempted by Satan to despair for sins,1 for great sins, oh but then consider the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ, hath freed me from the law of sin, and of death. Christ was made sin, to free me •rom sin. Consider that Christ was God-man, he satisfied divine Justice, the blood of Christ cleanseth us from all sin, though they be as red as crimson. Thus set Christ against our sins in justification, when the guilt of them ••oubles our souls.2 And so likewise, when we are set on by base lusts, set against them the power of Christ in sanctification. What […] I now? a member of Christ, one ⟨p. 54⟩that professeth my self to be an heir of heaven: there is a Spirit of life in Christ my head, there is a Law of the Spirit of life in Christ; that is, there is a commanding power in his Spirit, and that Spirit of his is not only in the head, but in the members. If I go to him for grace, I may have grace, answerable to the grace that is in him; grace that will strengthen me with his power: be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might, Ephes. 6.4 and in Christ I can do all things, by his Spirit, though in my self I can do nothing.
Learne this then, when we are troubled with any thing, set Law against Law; set the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ, against all oppositions whatsoever,1 and let the temptation e where it will: let it lie in justificati, as when wee are tempted by Satan to despaire for sinnes,