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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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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⟩Adam himself received not his grace after so glorious a manner as we do, for he received it from the Spirit nakedly considered as the third person in the Trinity, and as all other creatures received their excellencies: but we receive it from the holy Spirit, which doth not only proceed from the Father and the Son, but cometh, as it were, through our own nature (which was marvellously united to God the Son, and made one with him) unto us, and worketh in us.
If we had stood in Adam, wee should not have received grace so as now we doe; for we should have received it from the first Adam but as from a man; now wee receive it not from meere man, but (which is much more) from the second Adam, who is God-man: nay, ⟨p. 33⟩Adam himselfe received not his grace after so glorious a manner as we doe, for he received it from the Spirit nakedly considered as the third person in the Trinity, and as all other creatures received their excellencies: but wee receive it from the holy Spirit, which doth not onely proceed from the Father and the Son, but commeth, as it were, through our owne nature (which was marvellously united to God the Sonne, and made one with him) unto us, and worketh in us.
The first Adam was a living soul, the last Adam was a quickening Spirit: he quickened himself when ⟨p. 34⟩he was dead, and he quickens all his members too: first, he receives the Spirit himself, and the same Spirit that filled and sanctified his humane nature, the sam• Spirit sanctifieth his Church which he loves even as himself, as he loveth that his own humane nature, which the holy Ghost sanctified, so doth he love his own mystical body, his Church, being mystically united to him, and sanctifieth it by the same Spirit.