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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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Whatsoever works come from God to the creature in general, and are wrought in the world as works of Creation and providence, are immediately by the holy Spirit, nakedly considered, as the third person coming from the Father and the Sonne. And in those special works, wrought in his Church and on his Children, all things cometh from the holy Ghost, but not simply considered as the third person, but as he is the Spirit of Christ; that is, first sanctifying and filling the Humane Nature of Christ, and then sanctifying and filling ⟨p. 32⟩us; Christ could not give the holy Ghost immediately to us, we being in enmity with God, and separated from him through our sins, but he must first take it to himself, who having by his death and sufferings reconciled us to his Father, and purchased the Spirit for us, may now dispense and give forth his Spirit to us.
Whatsoever works come from God to the creature in generall, and are wrought in the world as works of Creation and providence, are immediately by the holy Spirit, nakedly considered, as the third person comming from the Father and the Sonne. And in those speciall workes, wrought in his Church and on his Children, all things commeth from the holy Ghost, but not simply considered as the third person, but as hee is the Spirit of Christ; that is, first sanctifying and filling the Humane Nature of Christ, and then sanctifying and filling ⟨p. 32⟩us; Christ could not give the holy Ghost immediately to us, wee being in enmity with God, and separated from him through our sinnes, but he must first take it to himselfe, who having by his death and sufferings reconciled us to his Father, and purchased the Spirit for us, may now dispense and give forth his Spirit to us.
If we had stood in Adam, we should not have received grace so as now we do; for we should have received it from the first Adam but as from a man; now we receive it not from mere man, but (which is much more) from the second Adam, who is God-man: nay, ⟨p. 33⟩