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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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As Christ is pure, and our nature in him, so he will make us pure at length.
1Thirdly, Christ being our head of influence, conveyeth the same spirit that is in ⟨p. 17⟩him, to all his members, and by little and little, by that spirit purgeth his Church, and maketh her fit for Communion with himself, for he maketh us partakers of the Divine nature; he took our frail humane nature, that we might partake of his Divine nature, this is, of his Divine qualities, to be holy, pure, humble, and obedient, as he was.
1Thirdly, Christ being our head of influence, conveyeth the same spirit that is in ⟨p. 17⟩him, to all his members, and by little and little, by that spirit purgeth his Church, and maketh her fit for Communion with himselfe, for he maketh us partakers of the Divine nature; he tooke our fraile humane nature, that wee might partake of his Divine nature, this is, of his Divine qualities, to be holy, pure, humble, and obedient, as hee was.
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And thus Christ being a head not only of eminence to rule, and govern, but of influence to flow by his spirit into all his members, is fit to be a reconciler to bring God, and us together; partly because our nature is in him, and partly because he doth communicate the same spirit to us, that is in himself, and by little and little maketh us holy like himself.