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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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Now the way to stir us up to this, is to see what Image we naturally carry, and to see our selves in the glass of the Law, if a man consider thus, if Christs Image be not upon me, I carry the image of the devil, this would make him labour to get another Image upon him: For beloved at the day of ⟨p. 404⟩judgement, Christ will not own us, if he see not his Image upon us, Caesar will own Caesars coin, if he see his image upon it. Whose image and superscription is this? Give unto Caesar, that which is Caesars. If Christ see his stamp on us, he will own us at the day of judgment, or else not. Naturally we are all opposite to Christ, naturally we are full of pride and malice, of the spirit of the world, and the devil, get out this by all means, or else Christ will not own us at the day of judgement, he will not look upon us, he cannot abide to see us, if we have not his image, we must ⟨p. 405⟩bear the image of the second Adam, as we did the image of the first.
Now the way to stirre us up to this, is to see what Image wee naturally carry, and to see our selves in the glasse of the Law, if a man consider thus, if Christs Image be not upon me, I carry the image of the devill, this would make him labour to get another Image upon him: For beloved at the day of ⟨p. 404⟩judgement, Christ will not owne us, if he see not his Image upon us, Caesar will owne Caesars coyne, if hee see his image upon it. Whose image and superscription is this? Give unto Caesar, that which is Caesars. If Christ see his stampe on us, he will owne us at the day of judgment, or else not. Naturally we are all opposite to Christ, naturally wee are full of pride and mallice, of the spirit of the world, and the devill, get out this by all meanes, or else Christ will not owne us at the day of judgement, hee will not looke upon us, he cannot abide to see us, if we have not his image, wee must ⟨p. 405⟩beare the image of the second Adam, as wee did the image of the first.