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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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So it is with the body mystical of Christ, the world misjudgeth of them, it appears not now what they shall be hereafter, nor what they are now indeed, because God will have them conformable to Christ: If so be that ⟨p. 469⟩the glory of Christians were discovered in the true lustre, who would wrong a Christian if they did see him indeed to be a member of Christ, and an heir of heaven, the care of Angels, and the price of Christs death, if they did see him in his excellency, all the world would admire him, and make another man of him, then of Potentates, and Monarchs; but how then should he be conformable to his head in afflictions? the head was to save us by death, he must be abased, the world must take him as a strange man, and we that must be conformed to him, we must ⟨p. 470⟩pass as unknown men in the world,1 but not so unknown, but that grace breaks out sometimes to admiration, and imitation, and when it hath not imitation, it stirs up envy, and malice in others, in the children of the devil, therefore, notwithstanding all objections, grace is glory, it makes us like Christ, who is glorious, who is the Lord of glory.
So it is with the body misticall of Christ, the world misjudgeth of them, it appeares not now what they shal be hereafter, nor what they are now indeed, because God will have them conformable to Christ: If so bee that ⟨p. 469⟩the glory of Christians were discovered in the true lustre, who would wrong a Christian if they did see him indeede to be a member of Christ, and an heire of heaven, the care of Angels, and the price of Christs death, if they did see him in his excellency, all the world would admire him, and make another man of him, then of Potentates, and Monarches; but how then should he be conformable to his head in afflictions? the head was to save us by death, hee must be abased, the world must take him as a strange man, and we that must be conformed to him, wee must ⟨p. 470⟩passe as unknowne men in the world,