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Yea and amen
Yea and amen: or, precious promises, and privileges Spiritually unfolded in their nature and use. Driving at the assurance and establishing of weak believers. By R. Sibbs D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and preacher of Gray's Inn London. Reviewed by himself in his life time, and since perused by T.G. and P.N.Yea and amen: or, pretious promises, and priviledges Spiritually unfolded in their nature and vse. Driving at the assurance and establishing of weak beleevers. By R. Sibbs D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and preacher of Grayes Inne London. Reviewed by himselfe in his life time, and since perused by T.G. and P.N.
London: printed by R. Bishop for R. Dawlman, 1638
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The Promises are a deed of gift, which we have from and by Christ, who is the first object of all the respect that God hath to us. Why are the Angels attendants on us? Because they attend upon Jacobs Ladder, (that is,) upon Christ, that knits Heaven and Earth together. So that the Angels because they attend upon Christ first, become likewise our attendants: we have a promise of eternal life: but this life is in his Son; God ⟨p. 30⟩blesseth us with all spiritual blessings in him, and makes us sons in him the natural Son: whatsoever prerogative we enjoy, it is in Christ first, and so belongs to us, but no further than we by faith are made one with him. How darest thou think of God who is a Consuming fire? and not think of him as he is pleased and pacified with thy person in Christ, who took thy nature upon him, to be a foundation of comfort, and a second Adam; a public person satisfying Divine Justice for all that are members of his body?
The Promises are a deed of gift, which wee have from and by Christ, who is the first object of all the respect that God hath to us. Why are the Angels attendants on us? Because they attend upon Iacobs Ladder, (that is,) upon Christ, that knits Heaven and Earth together. So that the Angels because they attend upon Christ first, become likewise our attendants: we have a promise of eternall life: but this life is in his Son; God ⟨p. 30⟩blesseth us with all spirituall blessings in him, and makes us sons in him the naturall Sonne: whatsoever prerogative we enjoy, it is in Christ first, and so belongs to us, but no further than we by faith are made one with him. How darest thou think of God who is a Consuming fire? and not think of him as he is pleased and pacified with thy person in Christ, who tooke thy nature upon him, to be a foundation of comfort, and a second Adam; a publique person satisfying Divine Justice for all that are members of his body?
We may think upon God with comfort, when ⟨p. 31⟩