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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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Now when the Spirit sets a man at liberty to holy things, he is confined to good, especial this is in heaven, this is out of largeness of understanding, apprehending many goods, and many ills, and that good that he conceives to ⟨p. 145⟩be the best good out of a large understanding he is determined, to that one, so that though the Spirit of God take away as it were that present liberty that a man cannot do ill, it will not suffer him to be so bad as he was, yet it leaves him in a state of good to do a multitude of good things. And then though it confine him to a state of happiness, that he cannot will the contrary, yet here is no liberty taken a way, because it is done out of strength of knowledge, not out of narrowness, because there is no more things for him to judge, but out of largeness, telling him this is the best of ⟨p. 146⟩all, and carries all the soul after it, the glory of heaven robs not a man of is power.
Now when the Spirit sets a man at liberty to holy things, he is confined to good, especiall this is in heaven, this is out of largenesse of understanding, apprehending many goods, and many ills, and that good that hee conceives to ⟨p. 145⟩be the best good out of a large understanding he is determined, to that one, so that though the Spirit of God take away as it were that present liberty that a man cannot doe ill, it will not suffer him to be so bad as he was, yet it leaves him in a state of good to doe a multitude of good things. And then though it confine him to a state of happinesse, that he cannot will the contrary, yet here is no liberty taken a way, because it is done out of strength of knowledge, not out of narrownesse, because there is no more things for him to judge, but out of largenesse, telling him this is the best of ⟨p. 146⟩all, and carries all the soule after it, the glory of heaven robbes not a man of is power.