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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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And in the next place, this point of doctrine should marvellously comfort, and stay us, and direct us.
And in the next place, this point of doctrine should mervailously comfort, and stay us, and direct us.
Use. 2 It should comfort us when we find no goodness at all, nor no strength at all, nor no strength at all, in our natures, doth God expect that we should have any thing from our selves?1 who expects any thing from a barren wilderness? our ⟨p. 603⟩hearts are such God knows it well enough, there is no goodness in us, no more than there is moisture in a stone or a rock, therefore he looks that we should beg the Spirit of him, and depend upon him for the Spirit of his Son, to open our eyes with the Spirit of illumination, to reveal his love to us, and then to sanctify us, and to work us more and more to glory, and to work out all corruption by little and little, he expects that we should depend upon him for the Spirit in all things we do.
Vse. 2 It should comfort us when we finde no goodnesse at all, nor no strength at all, nor no strength at all, in our natures, doth God expect that wee should have any thing from our selves?1 who expects any thing from a barren wildernesse? our ⟨p. 603⟩hearts are such God knowes it well enough, there is no goodnesse in us, no more than there is moysture in a stone or a rocke, therefore he looks that we should begge the Spirit of him, and depend upon him for the Spirit of his Sonne, to open our eyes with the Spirit of illumination, to reveale his love to us, and then to sanctifie us, and to worke us more and more to glory, and to worke out all corruption by little and little, he expects that we should depend upon him for the Spirit in all things we doe.