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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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And then for others, the more we grow in grace, the more we grow in ability, in nimbleness and cheerfulness to do them good, and that that comes from us finds more acceptance with others▪ being carried with a strong Spirit of love, and delight, which alway is accepted in the eyes of men.
And then for others, the more wee grow in grace, the more we grow in ability, in nimblenesse and cheerefulnesse to doe them good, and that that comes from us findes more acceptance with others▪ being carryed with a strong Spirit of love, and delight, which alway is accepted in the eyes of men.
The more we grow in grace, the more cheerful we shall be in regard of our selves; the better we are, the better we may be; the more we do, the ⟨p. 546⟩more we may do, for God further instills the oil of grace to give us strength and cheerfulness in good actions, so that they come off with delight, our own cheerfulness increaseth as our growth increaseth: In a word you see glory tends to glory, and that is enough to stir us up to grow in it, seeing glory here which is grace, tends to glory in heaven, we should never rest till we come to that perfection, till the glory of grace, end in glory indeed; for what is the glory of heaven but the perfection of grace, and what is the beginnings of grace here, ⟨p. 547⟩but the beginnings of glory, grace is glory begun, and glory is grace perfected, therefore if we would be in heaven as much as may be, and enter further and further into the Kingdom of God, as Peter saith, 2 Pet. 1. Let us be alway adding grace to grace, and one degree to another, put somewhat to the heap still, that so we may go from glory to glory, from knowledge to knowledge, from faith to faith, from one degree to another.