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Two sermons: preached by that faithful and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes…Two sermons: preached by that faithfull and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes…
Two sermons: preached by that faithful and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Gray's Inn; and master of Katherine Hall in CambridgeTwo sermons: preached by that faithfull and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honorable society of Grayes Inne; and master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge
London: printed by T. Cotes for Andr. Kembe, 1639
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Now in that we are raised by the same power to a 1spiritual life, whereby Christ rose from the grave; it teacheth us how we should conceive of the work of the new birth; also of the ⟨p. 67⟩Image of God in us; and of the new creature. The work of grace in a Christian, is not a slight work (a word and away, as many think) but it is a powerful work; as appears in that there are so many hinderances to keep a man (dead in sin) from rising out of it: many more then there were to keep Christ from rising out of the grave of the earth. Yet in his resurrection did the power of God mightily appear, as Ephe. 1. 19, 20. Now as Christ was killed and had a stone rolled over his Tomb: So he, that is dead in sin, hath the stone of long custom rolled upon his heart; which to remove requireth as great a work ⟨p. 68⟩of Gods power as was required to raise Christ. Wherefore let those that find a change in their hearts (the stone removed) break forth into the praise of God for an inestimable favour such as this is, which is the powerful work of God, more powerful then the making of the world of nothing; for there are many adversaries.
Now in that wee are raised by the same power to a 1spirituall life, whereby Christ rose from the grave; it teacheth us how wee should conceive of the work of the new birth; also of the ⟨p. 67⟩Image of God in us; and of the new creature. The worke of grace in a Christian, is not a slight worke (a word and away, as many thinke) but it is a powerfull worke; as appeares in that there are so many hinderances to keepe a man (dead in sinne) from rising out of it: many more then there were to keepe Christ from rising out of the grave of the earth. Yet in his resurrection did the power of God mightily appeare, as Ephe. 1. 19, 20. Now as Christ was killed and had a stone rolled over his Tombe: So he, that is dead in sinne, hath the stone of long custome rolled upon his heart; which to remove requireth as great a worke