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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 besides this liberty in this world,1 there is a liberty of glory, called the liberty of the Sons of God;2 The liberty of our bodies from corruption, the glorious liberty in heaven, when we shall be perfectly free; for alas in this world we are free to fight, not free from fight, and we are free not from misery, but free from thraldom to misery, but then we shall be free from the encounter and encumbrance, all tears shall be wiped from our eyes, we shall be free from all hurt of body, in sickness and the like, and free from all the remainders of sin in our souls, that is perfect ⟨p. 164⟩liberty, perfect redemption and perfect adoption, both of body and soul: And that we have by the spirit too, for where the Spirit of God is, there is that to in this world, in the beginnings of it: for beloved what is peace of conscience, and joy in the holy Ghost? is it not the beginnings of heaven? is it not a Grape of the heavenly Canaan? is not the Spirit that we have here, an earnest of that inheritance? an earnest penny, and an earnest is a piece of the bargain, it is never taken away, but is made up with the bargain, therefore when by the Spirit, we have the beginnings ⟨p. 165⟩of grace, and comfort, we have the beginnings of that glorious liberty, and it assures us of that glorious liberty as sure as we have the earnest; for God never repents of his bargain that he makes with his children; grace in some sort is glory, as we see in the next verse; because grace is the beginning of glory, it frees the soul from terror, and subjection to sin, from the thraldom of sin, so the life of glory is begun in grace, we have the life of glory begun by the Spirit, this glorious life.
And besides this liberty in this world,1 there is a liberty of glory, called the liberty of the Sonnes of God;2 The liberty of our bodies from corruption, the glorious liberty in heaven, when we shall be perfectly free; for alas in this world we are free to fight, not free from fight, and we are free not from misery, but free from thraldome to misery, but then we shall be free from the encounter and incombrance, all teares shall be wiped from our eyes, wee shall be free from all hurt of body, in sickenesse and the like, and free from all the remainders of sinne in our soules, that is perfect