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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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Whom God foreknew he chose, and whom he chose, he justified, and whom he justified, he glorified, all because they come from God, and the Spirit of God, so here we are transformed from glory to glory, all is by the Spirit of God, the third person, for beloved even as from God toward us all things come through the Son by the Spirit, so back again, all things from us to God, must come by the Spirit, and through Christ, we do all by the Spirit, as all ⟨p. 580⟩things are wrought in us by the Spirit. God gives us the Spirit of Prayer, and supplication, and the Spirit of Sanctification; and we pray in the Spirit, and work in the Spirit, and walk in the Spirit, we do all in the Spirit, to show that the Spirit doth all in all, in this new creature, and work of Sanctification, it is by no less then the Spirit of the Lord For beloved, as it was God that redeemed us, so it is God that must change us: as it was God that wrought our Salvation, and reconciled us, no l•sse person could do it, so it must be God that must persuade us of that glorious ⟨p. 581⟩work, and fit us for it by his holy Spirit, it is God that must knit us to our head Christ, and then by little and little transform us to that blessed condition,1 that Christ hath purchased for us; God the Son doth the one, and God the Spirit doth the other, you have all the three persons in this place, for we see the glory of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, shining in lesus Christ. Christ is the Image, according to which we are changed, the Spirit is he that changeth us, according to that Image, God shows his mercy in Christ, we knowing, and apprehending the ⟨p. 582⟩mercy of God in Christ by the Spirit, are changed by that Spirit, from glory to glory, so that the blessed Trinity, as they have a perfect unity in themselves, in nature, for they are all one God, so they have a most perfect unity in their love, and care, and respect to mankind, we cannot want the work of any one of them all, their work is for the good of mankind. The Father in his wisdom decreed, and laid the foundation, how mercy and justice might be reconciled in the death of the mediator, Christ wrought our Salvation, the Holy Ghost assures us of it, and knits