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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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That is a supposed ground and truth, and indeed ⟨p. 84⟩so it is: for out of Christ we are slaves, the best of us all are slaves; in Christ, the meanest of all, is a free man, and a King, out of Christ, there is nothing but thraldom, we are under the kingdom of the devil, when he calls us we come we are in thraldom under the wrath of God, under the fear of death, and damnation, and all those spiritual enemies, that I need not mention, they are well enough known to you, by often-repetition, there is no man but he is a slave, till he be in Christ, and the more free a man thinks himself to be, and labours to be, the more slave he is: for ⟨p. 85⟩take a man that labours to have his liberty, to do what he list, he thinks it the happyest condition in the world, and others think it the best condition, to have liberty not to be tyrannized over by others,1 It is the disposition of mans nature without grace, they account it a happiness to have their wills over all other, but the more liberty in this, the more slavery. Why?
That is a supposed ground and truth, and indeed ⟨p. 84⟩so it is: for out of Christ wee are slaves, the best of us all are slaves; in Christ, the meanest of all, is a free man, and a King, out of Christ, there is nothing but thraldome, wee are under the kingdome of the devill, when he cals us we come wee are in thraldome under the wrath of God, under the feare of death, and damnation, and all those spiritual enemies, that I neede not mention, they are well enough knowne to you, by often-repetition, there is no man but he is a slave, till hee be in Christ, and the more free a man thinks himselfe to be, and labours to be, the more slave hee is: for