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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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There are alway two sorts of wicked persons in the world;1
- 1Two sorts of wicked men.
The one who accounts it their heaven,1 and happiness, to domineer over others, to bring them into subjection, and to rule over their consciences if they can, and sell all to please them, conscience, and all:2 Another sort again, so they may gain, they will sell their liberty, their reason, and all, if it be but for a poor thing, so they may get any thing that they value in the world, to make them beasts, as if they had no ⟨p. 199⟩reasonable understanding souls, much less grace, between those two, some domineering, and others beastly serving; A few that go upon terms of Christianity, are of sound judgement, now where the Spirit of God is, there is liberty, that is, a freedom not to enthral our judgements to any man, much less conscience. The judgement of man enlightened by reason, is above any creature, for reason is a beam of God, and all the persons in the world ought not to think to have power over a man, to say any thing against his knowledge, it is to say against God, if it be but in ⟨p. 200⟩civill matters, be it what it will, judgement is the spark of God,3 nature is but Gods candle, it is a light of the same light that grace is of, but inferior, for a man to speak against his conscience to please men, where is liberty? for a man to enthral his conscience to please another man, no man that hath the spirit of a man will be so pharisaical, to say as another man saith, and to judge as another man judgeth, and to do all, as an other man doth, without seeing some reason himself, going upon the principles of a man himself. It is true of a man, as a man unless he will unman himself.