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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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So Thirdly, in regard of evil, which we are to be freed from. He is to defend us in the middest ⟨p. 15⟩of the enemies: and who is above the devil, and sin, and the wrath of God, and all the oppositions, that stand between us and heaven, but God. So in regard of the good, in regard of the evil, and in regard of the preservation, to an Eternal good estate, and freedom from eternal evil, he must be Emanuel, God with us.
So Thirdly, in regard of evil, which we are to be freed from. He is to defend us in the middest ⟨p. 15⟩of the enemies: and who is above the devill, and sinne, and the wrath of God, and all the oppositions, that stand betweene us and heaven, but God. So in regard of the good, in regard of the evill, and in regard of the preservation, to an Eternall good estate, and freedome from eternall evill, he must be Emanuell, God with us.
These grand principles are enough to satisfy in this point.
These grand principles are enough to satisfie in this point.
And Secondly, as he must be God, so there §2was a necessity of his being Man. Man had sinned, and man must suffer for sin, and without blood there was no remission;1 and then, that he might be a merciful, and pitiful Saviour, he must take that nature on him, that he meaneth to save, there must be a suitableness, and sympathy. Suitableness, that the head, and the members. The sanctified, and the Sanctifier, may be both of one nature. And a Sympathy, that he might be touched with humane infirmities.