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A miracle of miracles or Christ in our nature Wherein is contained the wonderful…A miracle of miracles or Christ in our nature Wherein is contained the vvonderfull…
A miracle of miracles or Christ in our nature Wherein is contained the wonderful conception, birth, and life of Christ, who in the fullness of time became man to satisfy divine justice, and to make reconciliation between God and man. Preached to the honourable society of Gray's Inn, by that godly and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Richard Sibbes. D.D.A miracle of miracles or Christ in our nature Wherein is contained the vvonderfull conception, birth, and life of Christ, who in the fulnesse of time became man to satisfie divine iustice, and to make reconciliation betweene God and man. Preached to the honourable society of Grayes Inne, by that godly and faithfull minister of Iesus Christ, Richard Sibbes. D.D.
London: printed by Edward for John Rothwell, 1638London: printed by Edward for Iohn Rothwell, 1638
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To join altogether▪ 2For the great God of heaven and earth before whom the Angels cover their faces, the mountains tremble, and the earth quakes, to take our flesh, and dust into unity of his person, and for such ends to save sinful man, and from such misery, ⟨p. 12⟩& eternal misery, from such great enemies; And then to advance him to such great happiness, as we are advanced. to take Christ Emanuel in the whole passage of his mediation, and there is ground of admiration indeed.
To joyne alltogether▪ 2For the great God of heaven and earth before whom the Angells cover their faces, the mountaines tremble, and the earth quakes, to take our flesh, and dust into unity of his person, and for such ends to save sinfull man, and from such misery, ⟨p. 12⟩& eternall misery, from such great enemies; And then to advance him to such great happinesse, as we are advanced. to take Christ Emanuell in the whole passage of his mediation, and there is ground of admiration indeed.
- 2Consideration.
3But consider it specially in the raising and advancing of our natures to be one with God. Shall God be God with us in our nature in heaven, and shall we defile our natures that GOD hath so dignified? Shall we live like beasts whom God hath raised above Angels Let swearers, beastly persons, and profane hypocrites, either alter their courses, or else say they believe not these truths. Shall a man believe, God hath taken his nature into unity of his person, and hath raised it above all Angels, and can he turn beast, yea devil incarnate in opposition of CHRIST, and his cause? What a shame is this? can this be, where these things are believed? A Christian should have high thoughts of himself, what shall I defile the nature, that God hath taken into unity of his person?