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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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Beloved of all contemplations under heaven, there is no contemplation so sweet and powerful, as to see God in Christ, and to see Christ first abased for us, and our selves abased in Christ, and crucified in Christ, and acquitted in Christ, and then ⟨p. 423⟩raise our thoughts a little higher, see our selves made by little and little glorious in Christ, see our selves in him rising, and ascending, and sitting at the right hand of God, in heavenly places, see our selves by a Spirit of faith, in heaven already with Christ, what a glorious sight and contemplation is this? If we first look upon our selves what we are, we are as branches cut off from the tree, as a river cut off from the spring that dyes presently, what is in us but we have it by derivation from Christ, who is the first, the spring of all grace, the sum of all the beams ⟨p. 424⟩that shine upon us, we are as branches cut off, therefore now to see Christ, and our selves in Christ, this transforms us to be like his Image, it is the sweetest contemplation that can be.
Beloved of all contemplations under heaven, there is no contemplation so sweete and powerfull, as to see God in Christ, and to see Christ first abased for us, and our selves abased in Christ, and crucified in Christ, and acquitted in Christ, and then ⟨p. 423⟩rayse our thoughts a little higher, see our selves made by little and little glorious in Christ, see our selves in him rising, and ascending, and sitting at the right hand of God, in heavenly places, see our selves by a Spirit of faith, in heaven already with Christ, what a glorious sight and contemplation is this? If wee first looke upon our selves what we are, we are as branches cut off from the tree, as a river cut off from the spring that dyes presently, what is in us but we have it by derivation from Christ, who is the first, the spring of all grace, the summe of all the beames ⟨p. 424⟩that shine upon us, we are as branches cut off, therefore now to see Christ, and our selves in Christ, this transformes us to bee like his Image, it is the sweetest contemplation that can be.