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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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Oh,1 but if a man belong to God, God will not leave him in this condition, (and though this be better then the first, it is better that a man were out of his wits almost, then to be senseless as a block) there is another condition spoken of here, that is, of liberty when God by his Spirit discover• to him in Christ, […] of sins, the gracious face of God, ready to receive him, Come ⟨p. 195⟩unto me all ye that are weary, and heavy laden, 2faith Christ, and where sin hath abounded, grace more abounds, when a man hears this still sweet voice of the Gospel, he begins then to take comfort to himself, then he goes to God freely: Now all in this state of freedom, take them at the worst, they have boldness to go to God; David in his extremity,3 he runs to God, David trusted in the Lord his God, when he was at his wits end, what doth Saul in his extremity? he runs to his swords point, take a man under nature, or under the Law, in extremity, the greater wit ⟨p. 196⟩he hath, the more he entangleth himself, his wit serves to entangle him, to weave a web of his own despair; but take a gracious man, that is acquainted with God in Christ, in such a man there is a liberty to go to God, at the lowest, for he hath the Spirit of Christ in him, what did the Spirit in Christ himself direct him to do, at the lowest? Oh my God, my God, In the deepest desertion, yet my God, there was a liberty to go to God, so take a Christian that hath the same spirit in him, as indeed he hath My God still, he owns God, and knows him in all extremity.
Oh,1 but if a man belong to God, God wil not leave him in this condition, (and though this be better then the first, it is better that a man were out of his wits almost, then to bee senselesse as a blocke) there is another condition spoken of here, that is, of liberty when God by his Spirit discover to him in Christ, of sinnes, the gracious face of God, ready to receive him, Come