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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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A wicked man cannot desire death,1 he cannot desire heaven it self, why? because heaven is the perfection of grace, glory is, but grace he loves not. Therefore it is a certain evidence of future glory, for a man to love ⟨p. 561⟩grace, and to grow, I say such a man is willing to dye, a wicked man that hates grace, that loves not Christ in his Image, in his children, or in his truth, he hates glory that is the perfection of grace, for peace, and joy, and comfort, they are but those things that issue from grace, and spring from grace, grace is the •hiefe part of heaven, the perfection of the Image of God the perfection of all the powers, to be like Christ, but for peace, and comfort that springs from it, a wicked man loves peace and quiet, but to have his nature altered he loves not that, and if he love not ⟨p. 562⟩grace how can he love glory, there is no man but a Christian, that loves heaven. We are ready to drop away daily, now to be in a state unchanged, it is a fearful thing, unless we be changed by the Spirit of God, we shall be afraid to dye, we cannot desire to be in heaven: the v•ry heaven of heavens is the perfection of grace, to see God to be all in all, and by the sight of God to be transformed into his likeness, it is the chief thing in heaven, therefore I beseech you let us labour more and more, to grow in grace, set Christ before us. Let me add this one thing, ⟨p. 563⟩make use of our patterns among us, Christ is now in heaven, but there will be the Spirit of Christ in his children to the end of the world, and grace is sweetly conveyed from those that we live amongst we grow up in grace by growing in a holy communion one with another, Christ will kindle lights in every generation, therefore let us labour to have the spirit of those we live with given to us, in conversing, to be like Christ in his members, to love the Image of Christ in his children, and to converse with them, to be altered into their likeness, this will change us to the glorious ⟨p. 564⟩