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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. 4 And let us learn I beseech you, hence to give the third glorious person,1 the Holy Ghost his due, since we have all by the Spirit, let us learn to give ⟨p. 634⟩the Spirit his due, and learn how to make use of the work of the Spirit, there are several works of the Spirit, you see here what the Spirit doth, We all, the Spirit unites us together, it is a Spirit of union, it knits all together by one faith to God, all meet in God the Father reconciled, and we all are joined together by love, wrought by the Spirit, With open face, who takes away the veil? we are all veiled by nature, the Spirit takes away the veil from our eyes, and from the truth, what is the reason the Gospel is so obscure? the Spirit takes not away the veil, it teacheth ⟨p. 635⟩not by the Ministry, or else it takes not away the veil from the eyes, the Spirit takes away the scales from our eyes, and the Spirit in the ministry takes away the obscurity of the Scriptures, all those that we call graces, the free gifts, the ministerial gifts, they are the gifts and the graces of the Spirit, and they are for the graces of the Spirit, skill in tongues, and in the Scriptures, and in other learning, are given to men that they may take away the veil from the the Scriptures, that they may be lightsome, and then when the Spirit is given, he takes away the ⟨p. 636⟩veil from the soul by his own work, and then with open face, we behold the glory of the Lord: What doth open our eyes to see, when the veil is taken off? the Spirit; we have no inward light nor sight, but by the illumination of the Spirit, all light in the things, and all sight in us, it is by the illumination of the Spirit. And then the change according to the Image of Christ, this is altogether by the Spirit of Christ, it is altogether from the holy Ghost. Christ baptiseth With the Holy Ghost, and with fi•e, and Christ came By blood, and by water; by blood, to dye for ⟨p. 637⟩us, and by water, by his Spirit to change us, and purge and cleanse us: all is by the Spirit, Christ came as well by the Spirit as by blood. This change and the gradual change from glory to glory, all is by the Spirit; therefore we should not think altogether of Christ, or God the Father, when we go to God in prayer, but think of the work of the Spirit, that the holy Ghost may have his due.