A12187:68
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.
These things be matters of admiration, and we shall spend eternity, in admiration thereof in another world, though here our narrow hearts can hardly conceive it.1 But what we cannot believe by understanding (as things above nature,) let us labour to understand them by believing, desire God we may believe them, and then we shall understand them to our comfort.
These things be matters of admiration, and we shall spend eternity, in admiration thereof in another world, though here our narrow hearts can hardly conceive it.1 But what wee cannot believe by understanding (as things above nature,) let us labour to understand them by believing, desire God wee may believe them, and then we shall understand them to our comfort.
- 1What we cannot believe by understanding, let us labour to understand by believing.What we cannot believe by vnderstanding, let us labour to understand by believing.
Emanuel, God with us. If God be with us in our nature, then he is with us in his love. And if God be with us, who shall be against us? For this Emanuel hath taken our nature for ever:1 he hath taken it into heaven with him; God and we shall be for ever in good terms, because God in our nature is for ever in heaven, ⟨p. 20⟩as an Intercessor appearing for us. There is no fear of a breach now; for our brother is in heaven, our Husband is in heaven, to preserve an everlasting union and amity between God and us. Now we may insult in an holy manner over all oppositions whatsoever. For if God be with us in our nature, and by consequence in favour, who shall be against us? and therefore with the Apostle, let us triumph,