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The saints privilege or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet…The saints priuiledge or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet…
The saints privilege or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet direction for every true Christian to walk comfortably through the valley of tears. By the faithful and reverend divine, R. Sibs, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Gray's Inn.The saints priuiledge or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet direction for every true Christian to vvalke comfortably through the valley of teares. By the faithfull and reverend divine, R. Sibs, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Grayes Inne.
London: printed by G. Miller for George Edwards, 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.
I answer,1 First, the Holy Ghost presents to the soul the knowledge of this excellent righteousness, and then creates a hand of faith to embrace it being proposed; you that are humble and brokenhearted sinners, here is Christ for you. The Spirit of God doth not only reveal the excellency of Christ, but that this belongs to me, that Christ is given for me, and that revelation of the Spirit doth sway the soul, when the Spirit doth not tell in general only, that Christ is an excellent Saviour, but shall relate to a Christian ⟨p. 22⟩soul God gave Christ for thee: this sways the heart to rest upon Christ, whereupon the marriage is made up between the soul and Christ, the soul says I am Christs, and I give my self to Christ, and to whatsoever accompanies Christ: and then as it is in marriage, the persons by virtue of that relation have interest into each others substance & estate. So when this mystical marriage is made up between Christ and us, we have a right unto Christ by all rights, by titles of purchase and redemption; He hath purchased Heaven for us, and us for Heaven; all that Christ hath is ours, all his good is ours, our sins his, and his righteousness ours; So when the Holy Ghost convinces me of ⟨p. 23⟩Christs righteousness, and gives me faith to embrace it, then Christ is mine with all he hath. By this I have spoken you may see how the Spirit convinces, do but imagine what a blessed condition the soul is in when this match is made.
I answer,1 First, the Holy Ghost presents to the soule the knowledge of this excellent righteousnesse, and then creates a hand of faith to imbrace it being proposed; you that are humble and brokenhearted sinners, here is Christ for you. The Spirit of God doth not onely reveale the excellency of Christ, but that this belongs to me, that Christ is given for me, and that revelation of the Spirit doth sway the soule, when the Spirit doth not tell in generall only, that Christ is an excellent Saviour, but shall relate to a Christian ⟨p. 22⟩soule God gave Christ for thee: this swayes the heart to rest upon Christ, whereupon the marriage is made up betweene the soule and Christ, the soule saies I am Christs, and I give my selfe to Christ, and to whatsoever accompanies Christ: and then as it is in marriage, the persons by vertue of that relation have interest into each others substance & estate. So when this mystical marriage is made up betweene Christ and us, we have a right unto Christ by all rights, by titles of purchase and redemption; He hath purchased Heaven for us, and us for Heaven; all that Christ hath is ours, all his good is ours, our sinnes his, and his righteousnesse ours; So when the Holy Ghost convinces mee of