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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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Do but consider what a loving God we have,1 who would not be so far in love with his only Son, as to keep him to himself, when we had need of him; a God that accounts himself most glorious in those attributes that are most for our comfort, he accounts not himself so glorious for his wisdom, for his power, or for his justice, as for his mercy and grace, for his Philanthropia, his love of man; shall not we therefore even be in flamed with a desire of gratifying him, who hath joined his glory with our ⟨p. 252⟩salvation, that accounts himself glorious in his mercy, above all other attributes? shall the Angels that have not that benefit by Christ as we have, shall they in our behalf, out of love to us, and zeal to Gods glory, sing from heaven, Glory to God on high, and shall we be so dead, and frozen hearted that reap the crop, as not to acknowledge this glory of God, breaking out in the Gospel? the glory of his mercy and rich grace; the Apostle is so full when he falls upon this Theme, that he cannot speak without words of amplification, and enlargement, ⟨p. 253⟩one while he calls it rich grace, another while he stands in admiration, Oh the depth of the Love of God, What deserves admiration but glorious things,2 the best testimony that can be given of glorious things, is when we admire them; now if we would admire, is there any thing so admirable that we can say, oh the height, and depth, as we may of the love of God in Christ? there are all the dimensions of unparalleled glory, height, and breadth, and depth: therefore I beseech you let us often even stand in admiration of the love of God to us in Christ; So ⟨p. 254⟩God loved the world, the Scripture leads to this admiration, by phrases that cannot have a podesis, a redition back again, So, how? we cannot tell how, so as is beyond all expression, the Scripture it self is at a stand for words, Oh base nature, that we are dazzled with any thing, but that that we should most admire.
Doe but consider what a loving God wee have,