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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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To conclude all,1 therefore consider that the glory of the times, and the ⟨p. 641⟩glory of places, and persons, all is from the revelation of Christ by the Spirit, which hath the Spirit accompanying it: the more God in Christ is laid open, the more the times and places, and persons, are excellent. What made the second temple beyond the former? Christ came at the second temple, therefore though it were baser in it self, yet the second Temple was more glorious than the first: what made Bethlehem that little City glorious? Christ was borne there: what makes the heart where Christ is borne, more glorious than other folk? Christ is ⟨p. 642⟩borne there, Christ makes persons and places glorious. What makes the times now more glorious than they were before Christ? what made the least in the Kingdom of heaven, greater than John Baptist? he was greater than all that were before him, and all that are after him, are greater than he, because his head was cut off, he saw not the death and resurrection of Christ, and the giving of the holy Ghost, he saw not so much of Christ, so that the revelation of Christ, and the love of God in Christ, it is that that makes times, and persons, and places glorious, all glorious, ⟨p. 643⟩because the veil is taken away from our eyes, we see Christ the King of glory in the Gospel flourishing, and the love of God manifested, and by the Spirit of God the veil is taken away inwardly as well as outwardly, now for a fuller discovery of Christ than in former times,2 comes the glory of the times, now there are more converted than in former times, because the Spirit goes together with the manifestation of Christ: what is the reason that this Kingdom is more glorious than any place beyond the Seas? because Christ is here revealed ⟨p. 644⟩more fully than there, the veil is taken off, and here we see the glory of God with open face, which changeth many thousands from glory to glory, by the Spirit of God, that accompanies the revelation of the Gospel; Is there any outward thing that advanceth our Kingdom, before Turkey, or Spain? &c. No thing, their government, and riches, and outward things, are as much as ours if not more: the glory of places and times are from the revelation of Christ, that hath the Spirit accompanying of it, that Spirit changeth us from glory to glory, our times are more glorious than