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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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WE see here what the Spirit works where it is;1 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty, I will name, the instance that I gave before, that I may the better go ⟨p. 79⟩on, we say the sun is heat, and influence; not that it is so, for they be accidents, but the sun appears to us for our comfort in heat and influence, therefore we call it by that name, we say of a man, he is all spirit, so Christ is all spirit, the sun is all light, and where the light and heat of the sun is, there is fruitfulness, so Christ is all spirit, and where the spirit of Christ is, there is spiritual liberty.
VVE see here what the Spirit works where it is;1 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty, I will name, the instance that I gave before, that I may the better goe ⟨p. 79⟩on, we say the sunne is heate, and influence; not that it is so, for they bee accidents, but the sunne appeares to us for our comfort in heate and influence, therefore we call it by that name, we say of a man, he is all spirit, so Christ is all spirit, the sunne is all light, and where the light and heate of the sunne is, there is fruitfulnesse, so Christ is all spirit, and where the spirit of Christ is, there is spirituall liberty.
- 1The Spirit works liberty.The Spirit workes liberty.
It were expense of time to no purpose,1 to tell you of the divers kinds of liberty; in a word, liberty is that that all desire, but our miscarriage is in the