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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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Therefore we ought to […] with all the ordinances of God, a desire ••at Christ would join ••is spirit, and make them effectual: we ought to •ome to the ordinances in […] dependence upon Christ •or a blessing upon them, […] for his presence in ••em, who is the life and •cope of all, and then we •hould not find such dullness, and deadness in ⟨p. 50⟩them. It is the sin o• this age this formality,1 it is the sin of those tha• have any thing in them (set desperate drunkard• and roarers and such wretches a side, as plainly discover themselves to be acted by the spirit o• the Devil) take them tha• conform themselves i• any fashion to religion, the killing sin that they ly• under is this same dea• formality; they will hear a Sermon now and then, look on a book, and i• may be pray morning and evening; but never look up to the living and quickening spirit Jesus Christ, so that all they do is dead and loathsome, like sal• ⟨p. 51⟩that hath no savour. What is the best liquor if it hath lost its life and spirit, but flat and unsavoury? and blood when the spirits are out of it, what is it but loathsome gore, so are all their performances, even like sacrifices that had no fire in them, the Lord loathed such sacrifices as he did Cains, and so he doth all our flat and lifeless services, yea and our persons too, being as Jude saith, fleshly, and not having the spirit.