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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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3And so in deadness, and desolation of Spirit, when the soul is cast down with discomfort; let us think with our selves, the Spirit of life in Christ, is a quickening Spirit, if I can believe in Christ, he hath freed me from the guilt of sin, and he hath by his Spirit, given me some little enlargement from the dominion of my corruptions, why should I be cast down? I am an heir of heaven; ere long Satan shall be trodden under my feet; ere long I shall be free from the spiritual combat, and conflict with sin, that I am now encountered with; therefore I will comfort my self, I will not be cast down overmuch.
3And so in deadnesse, and desolation of Spirit, when the soule is cast downe with discomfort; let us thinke with our selves, the Spirit of life in Christ, is a quickening Spirit, if I can beleeve in Christ, he hath freed me from the guilt of sinne, and hee hath by his Spirit, given me some little inlargement from the dominion of my corruptions, why should I be cast downe? I am an heire of heaven; ere long Satan shall be trodden under my feet; ere long I shall be free from the spirituall combate, and conflict with sinne, that I am now encountred with; therefore I will comfort my selfe, I will not be cast downe overmuch.
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4In the hour of death, let us make use of this freedom of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus from the law of sin, and death. When the time comes, that there must be a separation of soul, and body; oh let us think with ⟨p. 55⟩our selves; Now I must dye, yet Christ hath dyed, and I must dye in conformity to my head, and here is my comfort: the Law of the Spirit of life, hath freed me from the law of death, it hath freed me from spiritual, and eternal death. So that now through Christ, death is become friendly to me; death now is not the death of me, but death will be the death of my misery, the death of my sins, it will be the death of my corruptions, death now will be the death of all that before troubled me: but death will be my birth day, in regard of happiness; Better is the day of death, then the day of birth. When a man comes into this life, he comes into misery; but when he dies, he goes out of misery, and comes to happiness; so that indeed, we never live till we dye, we never live eternally, and happily till then: for then we are freed from all misery, and sin. Blessed are they that dye in the Lord, they rest from their labours; they rest from the labours of toil, and misery, they rest from the labours of sin; from all labours whatsoever. Blessed are they that dye in the Lord, and of all times then blessed; more blessed then before, they rest from their labours, and then begins their happiness, that shall never end. So you see what comfort a Christians soul sprinkled with the blood of Christ, may have if, it go to God in Christ, and beg of Christ to be set at liberty, from all enemies, to serve God in holiness and righteousness.