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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 so for your common Atheistical professors, that profess themselves Christians, they partake of the name, but not of the anointing of Christ, true Christians that are anointed with the Spirit of Christ, it will enforce a change. Beloved, we cannot behold the Sun, but we must be enlightened, we cannot behold the Sun of righteousness ⟨p. 615⟩but we shall be changed, and enlightened. The eye of faith, though we think not of it, though it look upon Christ for justification, and forgiveness of sins, yet notwithstanding at the same time insensibly there is an alteration of the soul, if a man look up for other ends, yet at the same time there is an enlightening by the Sun, so at the same time that we look upon the mercy of God in Christ, at the same time there is a glory shines upon us, and we are altered and changed, though we think not of it, at the very instant that we apprehend justification and forgiveness ⟨p. 616⟩of sins, in the mercy of God in Christ, at the same instant there is a glory put upon the soul, we cannot have commerce with the God of glory, but we shall be glorious: Therefore, there is no man that hath any thing to do with God, that hath not some glory put into his soul, whatsoever he is.
And so for your common Atheisticall professors, that professe themselves Christians, they partake of the name, but not of the annoynting of Christ, true Christians that are annoynted with the Spirit of Christ, it will inforce a change. Beloved, we cannot behold the Sunne, but wee must be enlightned, we cannot behold the Sunne of righteousnesse ⟨p. 615⟩but we shall be changed, and enlightned. The eye of faith, though we thinke not of it, though it looke upon Christ for justification, and forgivenesse of sinnes, yet notwithstanding at the same time incensibly there is an alteration of the soule, if a man looke up for other ends, yet at the same time there is an enlightning by the Sunne, so at the same time that wee looke upon the mercy of God in Christ, at the same time there is a glory shines upon us, and wee are altred and changed, though we thinke not of it, at the very instant that we apprehend justification and forgivenesse ⟨p. 616⟩