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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 5 Again in that grace is of a growing nature in all changes, and alterations,1 whatsoever we decay in let us not decay in grace, beg of God; Lord whatsoever thou takest from me, take not thy Spirit from me, take not thy stamp from me, let me grow in the inward man although I grow not in ⟨p. 556⟩the world, let us labour to grow from glory to glory though we lose otherwise, that is well lost, and parted with in the world, that is with the gain of any grace, because grace is glory: It is a good sickness that gets more patience, and more humility, it is a good lo•se that makes us grow less worldly minded, and more humble by it, all other things, are vanity in comparison, and that grace that we get by the loss of them is well gained, grace is glory, and the more we grow in grace, the more we grow in glory. Therefore I beseech you labour to thrive that ⟨p. 557⟩way, to grow up heavenward, daily more and more, in our disposition. Beloved, the more grace we get, the more glory, and the more like we are to Christ, and to God, the more we adorn our profession, and the more we shame Satan, and his instruments, and stop their mouths; the more duties come off naturally and sweetly from us, without constraint, it is good for us to be grown Christians, that we need not be cumbered with corruptions, the more we grow, the more nimble and cheerful, and voluntary we shall be in duty, we shall partake ⟨p. 558⟩more of that anointing that ma•es us nimble in Gods service: There is nothing in the world so glorious as a grown Christian; therefore let us be in love with the state of Christianity, especially with grown Christians, of all things,2 he is compared with the best; if he be a house, he is a temple; if he be a plant, he is a Cedar growing up; if he be a flower, he is a Lilly rising, and growing fresher; if he be a stone, he is a pearl he grows in estimation, and use more and more. Beloved if we had spiritual eyes to see the state of a Christian, of a grown Christian especially we