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Christs exaltation purchased by humiliation Wherein you may see mercy and misery meet together. Very useful I. For instructing the ignorant. II. For comforting the weak. III. For confirming the strong. By R. Sibbs D.D. and preacher of Gray's-Inn, London. Published by T.G. and P.N.Christs exaltation purchast by humiliation Wherein you may see mercy and misery meete together. Very vsefull I. For instructing the ignorant. II. For comforting the weake. III. For confirming the strong. By R. Sibbs D.D. and preacher of Grayes-Inne, London. Published by T.G. and P.N.
London: printed by Tho. Cotes, 1639
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Then again, Christ is humbling his Church for the advancement of it, and suffers the enemies to triumph ⟨p. 106⟩for their further abasement, he is compassing a blessed work, there is a great wheel a going, but we do not see the issue of things, all this great wheel the Lord rules and governs and moves, you shall see at length what it will drive to, we see in a clock there are many wheels one contrary to another, but all helps the clock to strike, all join in that, so there is a stroke, there is somewhat that will come out of all these troubles, that seem contrary one to another, some up, and some down, but all these wheels, will help to bring out some stroke, ⟨p. 177⟩some glorious thing, that posterity perhaps may see that is now a working. Therefore let none take scandal, Christ rules now in the middest of his enemies. We must not catch at pieces of Christs workmanship, as in a poem, we judge not by a piece, but look to the Catastrophe, we look to the upshot, and closure of all though all was in a combustion, there we see all things brought to an excellent and wise issue: Therefore I beseech you suspend your judgements a while, and then you shall see with a spirit of faith, all the enemies overthrown, even as if we did see it with ⟨p. 178⟩our eyes of sense, and in the mean time persuade our selves, that Christ is about a blessed work, as he is King of his Church.
Then againe, Christ is humbling his Church for the advancement of it, and suffers the enemies to triumph ⟨p. 106⟩for their further abasement, hee is compassing a blessed worke, there is a great wheele a going, but wee doe not see the issue of things, al this great wheele the Lord rules and governes and moves, you shall see at length what it will drive to, wee see in a clocke there are many wheeles one contrary to another, but all helpes the clocke to strik, all joyne in that, so there is a stroke, there is somewhat that will come out of all these troubles, that seeme contrary one to another, some up, and some downe, but all these wheeles, will helpe to bring out some stroake, ⟨p. 177⟩