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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. 1 And therefore put out of your thoughts, I beseech you,1 when you look to have any grace or comfort wrought, shut out of your hearts too much relying upon any outward thing, think not that education can make a man good, or plodding can make a man good in bodily exercise, in hearing much, in conferring much, in custom or education or any pains of our own, these are things that the Spirit will be effectual in, if we use them as we should, but without the Spirit what are they• nay, what is the body of Christ ⟨p. 590⟩without the Spirit? The flesh profiteth nothing, what is the Sacrament, and the Word, dead things without the Spirit of the Lord, nothing can work upon the soul, no outward thing in the world, but the Spirit of God, and the Spirit of God works upon the soul by the means of grace, by gracious habits and qualities wrought: for he doth not work upon the soul immediately, before he alter and change the soul, the Spirit works upon the s•ule by altering, and changing of it, and when it hath altered the soul, then it joins with the soul, and alters and changeth ⟨p. 591⟩it according to the Image of Christ, more and more still.
Vse. 1 And therefore put out of your thoughts, I beseech you,1 when you look to have any grace or comfort wrought, shut out of your hearts too much relying upon any outward thing, thinke not that education can make a man good, or plodding can make a man good in bodily exercise, in hearing much, in conferring much, in custome or education or any paines of our owne, these are things that the Spirit will be effectuall in, if we use them as wee should, but without the Spirit what are they• nay, what is the body of Christ ⟨p. 590⟩without the Spirit? The flesh prositeth nothing, what is the Sacrament, and the Word, dead things without the Spirit of the Lord, nothing can worke upon the soule, no outward thing in the world, but the Spirit of God, and the Spirit of God workes upon the soule by the meanes of grace, by gracious habits and qualities wrought: for he doth not worke upon the soule immediately, before he alter and change the soule, the Spirit workes upon the sule by altering, and changing of it, and when it hath altered the soule, then it joynes with the soule, and alters and changeth