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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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Again, the law of God that was written in Adams heart, it is expressed, and copied out, there see our selves, there see all the curses, there see our selves guilty of the breach of every commandment, if we understand the law spiritually, that desire of women, and revengeful thoughts, are murder, and adultery, understand the law spiritually, and see our selves in that glass, see our selves utterly condemned, this will make us fly to the glass of the Gospel, that we may be changed into the Image of Christ.
Againe, the law of God that was written in Adams heart, it is expressed, and coppyed out, there see our selves, there see all the curses, there see our selves guilty of the breach of every commandement, if wee understand the law spiritually, that desire of women, and revengefull thoughts, are murther, and adultery, understand the law spiritually, and see our selves in that glasse, see our selves utterly condemned, this will make us flye to the glasse of the Gospell, that we may be changed into the Image of Christ.
There is another image that we more desire to be changed into,1 we are transformed into the likeness of the world, cast into the mould of the times, we labour to have those opinions that the times have, and those ways of getting, and rising to preferment that the world hath, and to have that carriage and disposition every way that the world hath, and so frame to the spirit of the world in all things, that so we may not be observed by others, and crossed in our pleasures, and preferments, and profits, well, this desire to be transformed into the likeness of the world, to have the spirit ⟨p. 407⟩of the world, what will it come to in the end? The world shall be condemned, if we will be condemned with the world, let us labour to be transformed into the opinion of the world, and to go with the stream, and the errors of the time, if we desire to be damned. The world must be condemned, it is the kingdom of Satan wherein he rules, therefore, there is no image or likeness for us to be transformed into, if we will be saved, and have comfort, but the Image of Christ, and can we have a better likeness to be transformed into, then the image of him, by