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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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Flesh and blood (as it is) cannot enter into heaven, that is, the nature of man, as it is corrupted, we must have new judgements of things, and new desires, and new esteem, new affections new joys, new delights, new conversation, new company, all the frame of the soul must be new, there must be a new bent of soul, it must be turned another way, the face of the soul must look clean another way, whereas before it looked to the world-ward and to things below, now it must look to God-ward and heaven ward: therefore those that are in their pure naturals, that feel ⟨p. 345⟩no change in themselves, what shall we think of them? they are not in the state of grace, for of necessity there must be a change:
Flesh and blood (as it is) cannot enter into heaven, that is, the nature of man, as it is corrupted, we must have new judgements of things, and new desires, and new esteeme, new affections new joyes, new delights, new conversation, new company, all the frame of the soule must be new, there must be a new bent of soule, it must be turned another way, the face of the soule must looke cleane another way, whereas before it looked to the world-ward and to things below, now it must looke to God-ward and heaven ward: therefore those that are in their pure naturalls, that feele ⟨p. 345⟩no change in themselves, what shall we thinke of them? they are not in the state of grace, for of necessity there must be a change: