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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
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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 ⟨p. 80⟩means of it, the way to attain to it, here we see whence to have it, from the spirit of Christ: liberty is a sweet thing, especially liberty from the greatest enemies of all, if outward liberty be such a sweet thing, liberty from tyranny and base servitude, it is a thing that mans nature delights in, and the contrary man, as a man abhors, and he hath not the nature of a man, that doth not abhor it, what shall we think then of the liberty of the spirit, from the great enemies that daunt the greatest Monarchs in the world? liberty from the anger of the great God, and liberty ⟨p. 81⟩from Satan Gods executioner, liberty from the terror of conscience, from the fear of death, and hell, and judgement; what shall we think of liberty in these respects? therefore we speak of great matters here, beloved when we speak of liberty. Now liberty is either Christian or Evangelical.2
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 ⟨p. 80⟩meanes of it, the way to attaine to it, here we see whence to have it, from the spirit of Christ: liberty is a sweete thing, especially liberty from the greatest enemies of all, if outward liberty be such a sweete thing, liberty from tyranny and base servitude, it is a thing that mans nature delights in, and the contrary man, as a man abhorres, and hee hath not the nature of a man, that doth not abhorre it, what shall we thinke then of the liberty of the spirit, from the great enemies that daunt the greatest Monarches in the world? liberty from the anger of the great God, and liberty ⟨p. 81⟩from Sathan Gods executioner, liberty from the terrour of conscience, from the feare of death, and hell, and judgement; what shall wee thinke of liberty in these respects? therefore we speake of great matters here, beloved when wee speake of liberty. Now liberty is either Christian or Evangelicall.