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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To come to the text it self. Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and they shall call ⟨p. 4⟩his name Emanuel. 1It was not so much a sign for the present, as a promise of a miraculous benefit, which was to be presented almost eight hundred years after the prophet spake these words. Even the incarnation of Christ, a miracle of miracles, a benefit of benefits, and the cause of all benefits. He fetcheth comfort against the present distress, from a benefit to come. And to show how this can be a ground of comfort, at this time of distress, That a virgin shall conceive; We must know, That Christ was the Lamb slain from the beginning of the world. All the godly of the Jews knew it well enough, the Messiah being all their comfort, they knew that he was yesterday and to day, and shall be the same for ever. The church had in all times comfort from Christ. Profuit antequam fuit; Hee did good before he was exhibited in the world.
To come to the text it selfe. Behold a virgin shall conceive and beare a Sonne, and they shall call ⟨p. 4⟩his name Emanuell. 1It was not so much a signe for the present, as a promise of a miraculous benefit, which was to bee presented almost eight hundred yeares after the prophet spake these words. Even the incarnation of Christ, a miracle of miracles, a benefit of benefits, and the cause of all benefits. He fetcheth comfort against the present distresse, from a benefit to come. And to shew how this can be a ground of comfort, at this time of distresse, That a virgin shall conceive; We must know, That Christ was the Lambe slaine from the beginning of the world. All the godly of the Iewes knew it well enough, the Messias being all their comfort, they knew that he was yesterday and to day, and shall be the same for ever. The church had in all times comfort from Christ. Profuit antequam fuit; Hee did good before he was exhibited in the world.
- 1Meaning of the Text.