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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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Use. 4 Again let us be exhorted by this, to try the truth of grace in us,1 by our care to grow, and proceed further from glory to glory, still to be more glorious in Christianity: beloved of necessity it must be so, let us not deceive our selves in our natural condition, do we content our selves that we live a sick mans life? no, we desire health, when we have health, is that all? no; ⟨p. 543⟩when we have health we desire strength too, that we may encounter oppositions: Is it so in nature that life is not enough but health, and that is not enough but strength too, and is it not so much more in the new creature, in the new nature, in the divine nature, if there be life there will be a desire to have health, that our sick souls may be more, and more healed, that our actions that come from our facul jes sanctified, be not sick actions, that they be not weak languishing actions, that we may have healed souls, that God together with pardoning grace, may join healing ⟨p. 544⟩grace to cure our souls daily more and more, that we may be more able to performances, and then when we have got spiritual health, let us desire spiritual strength to encounter oppositions, and temptations to go through afflictions, to make way through all things that stand in our way to heaven; let us not deceive our selves, this will be so, if there be truth of grace, still a further and further desire of grace, carrying us to a further and further endeavour.
Vse. 4 Againe let us be exhorted by this, to try the truth of grace in us,1 by our care to grow, and proceed further from glory to glory, still to be more glorious in Christianity: beloved of necessity it must be so, let us not deceive our selves in our naturall condition, doe we content our selves that we live a sicke mans life? no, we desire health, when we have health, is that all? no; ⟨p. 543⟩when we have health wee desire strength too, that we may encounter oppositions: Is it so in nature that life is not enough but health, and that is not enough but strength too, and is it not so much more in the new creature, in the new nature, in the divine nature, if there be life there will be a desire to have health, that our sicke soules may be more, and more healed, that our actions that come from our facul ies sanctified, be not sicke actions, that they be not weake languishing actions, that we may have healed soules, that God together with pardoning grace, may joyne healing