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The excellency of the Gospel above the law Wherein the liberty of the sons…The excellencie of the Gospell above the law Wherein the liberty of the sonnes…
The excellency of the Gospel above the law Wherein the liberty of the sons of God is showed. With the image of their graces here, and glory hereafter. Which affords much comfort and great encouragement, to all such as begin timely, and continue constantly in the ways of God. By R. Sibbs, D.D. Mr. of Katherin Hall Cambridge, and preacher of Gray's-Inn, London. Begun in his life time, and published by T.G. and P.N.The excellencie of the Gospell above the law Wherein the liberty of the sonnes of God is shewed. With the image of their graces here, and glory hereafter. Which affords much comfort and great incouragement, to all such as begin timely, and continue constantly in the wayes of God. By R. Sibbs, D.D. Mr. of Katherin Hall Cambridge, and preacher of Grayes-Inne, London. Begun in his life time, and published by T.G. and P.N.
London: printed by Tho. Cotes and John Dawson, 1639
Excellency of the GOSPEL above the LAW. › PartExcellency of the GOSPEL above the LAVV. › Part
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And beloved unless the Spirit should do it,1 it would never be done: for the soul of man is so full of terrors, and fears, and jealousies that except the ⟨p. 107⟩Spirit of God witness to my spirit, that God is reconciled in Christ, and that Christs righteousness is mine, I could never be persuaded of it, for the soul it alway thinks, God is holiness it self, and I am a mass of sin, what reason have I to think that God will be so favourable to such a wretch, to such a lump of sin as I am? were it not that God the Son hath satisfied God the Father, God hath satisfied God, and the Spirit certifies my conscience, so the Spirit that searcheth the deep things of God, that knows wh•• love is in the breast of God, and therefore he ⟨p. 108⟩searcheth the heart, he searcheth the heart of God, and he searcheth my spirit, except the Spirit should tell me that God the Son hath satisfied, and God the Father will accept of the satisfaction of God the Son, I should never believe it, therefore God must stablish the heart in a gracious liberty of justification, as well as that God the Son hath wrought it.
And beloved unlesse the Spirit should doe it,1 it would never be done: for the soule of man is so full of terrours, and feares, and jelousies that except the ⟨p. 107⟩Spirit of God witnesse to my spirit, that God is reconciled in Christ, and that Christs righteousnesse is mine, I could never be perswaded of it, for the soule it alway thinkes, God is holinesse it selfe, and I am a masse of sinne, what reason have I to thinke that God will bee so favourable to such a wretch, to such a lumpe of sinne as I am? were it not that God the Sonne hath satisfied God the Father, God hath satisfied God, and the Spirit certifies my conscience, so the Spirit that searcheth the deepe things of God, that knows wh•• love is in the brest of God, and therefore he ⟨p. 108⟩