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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 words more particularly. Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, &c.
To come to the words more particularly. Behold a Virgin shall conceive and beare a Sonne, &c.
You have divers articles of our faith in these few words.1 As Christs conception by the holy Ghost, his being borne of the virgin Mary, &c. you have here the humane nature of Christ. A virgin shall conceive, and bare a son. And the divine nature of Christ; his name shall be called Emanuel, which signifieth also his office, God with us by nature, and God with us by office, to set God and us at one. So you have diverse points of divinity couched in the words which I will only open suitable to the occasion.
You have divers articles of our faith in these few words.1 As Christs conception by the holy Ghost, his being borne of the virgin Mary, &c. you have here the humane nature of Christ. A virgin shall conceive, and bare a sonne. And the divine nature of Christ; his name shall bee called Emanuell, which signifieth also his office, God with us by nature, and God with us by office, to set God and us at one. So you have diverse points of divinity couched in the words which I will onely open sutable to the occasion.
- 1Divers Articles of faith.
Behold. This is the usual Becon, set up, the §1usual Harbinger to require our attendance, in all matters concerning Christ. And it hath a threefold force here. Behold, as being a thing presented to the eye of faith, He mounteth over all the interim between the promise and the accomplishment; for faith knoweth no difference of times.