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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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Here is the generality, We all, before, in Moses time, he alone went into the Mount and saw God, but now, We all, •ewes, and Gentiles, where the ⟨p. 331⟩Gospel is Preached, We all. Therefore, you see here the Church is enlarged by the coming of Christ. And it was a comfort to Saint Paul, and to all good Christians, to think of the enlargement of the Church, by taking in the Gentiles, as it will be a comfort hereafter to think of the enlarging of the Church, by taking in the lewes again. The more the better in religion. Why is it a privilege for many, that we all? because in matters of grace and glory there is no envy at all, all may share without prejudice, all cannot be Kings here upon earth, nor all cannot be great ⟨p. 332⟩men, because the more one hath, the less another hath, but in Christ and in Religion, all may be gracious, God respects every one, as if there were none but them, he respects all as one, and one, as if there were none but he, every man in solidum (as Civilians express it) entirely enjoyeth Christ, as if there were none but he, he is to all as one, and to one, as if there were none but he,1 there is no envy as I said, in grace and glory, where all may share alike, and that is the reason why it is alway comfortable, to think of community in Religion it is joined with comfort.
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