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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12187	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.	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.	1638 (1638)	STC 22499; ESTC S117264	26,445	58

A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES OR Christ in our nature Wherein is contained The Wonderfull 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. Phil. 2.5 Hee made himselfe of no reputation and tooke upon him the forme of a servant and was made in the likenesse of men LONDON Printed by E. G. for Iohn Rothwell at the signe of the Sunne in Pauls Church yard 1638. THE FIRST SERMON Isaiah 7.14 The Lord himselfe shall give a signe Behold a virgin shall conceive and bare a Sonne and shall call his name Imanuell THe Jewes at this time were in a distressed condition by reason of the siege of two kings Resin and Pekah the one the king of Syria the other the king of Israel Whereupon the Prophet labours to comfort them and tels them that these two kings were but as two fire-brands that should waste and consume themselves and then goe out For confirmation thereof because he saw the heart both of King and people astonished He biddeth them aske a signe of things in heaven or earth No saith king Ahaz I will not tempt God and making Religion his pretence against Religion being a most willfull and wicked man would not For He had framed an altar according to the altar which he had seen at Damascus neglecting Gods Altar at Jerusalem as too plaine and homely Man unsubdued by the spirit of God admires the devices of men and the fabricke of his owne braine And though this king was so fearefull that his heart and the rest of their hearts were as the leaves in the forrest shaking and trembling and quaking at the presence of their enemies and though hee was surprized with feare and horrour seeing God his enemy and himselfe Gods enemy and that God intended him no good yet hee would goe on in his owne superstitious course having some secret confidence in league and affinity with other Kings that were superstitious like himselfe This by the way We may learne by this wretched King That those that are least fearefull before danger are most basely fearefull in danger Hee that was so confident and willfull out of danger in danger his heart was as the leaves of the forrest For a wicked man in danger hath no hope from God and therefore is uncapeable of any entercourse with him Hee will trust the devill and his instruments led with a superstitious spirit rather then God As this King had more confidence in the King of Syria that was his enemy and so shewed himselfe after then in God It is the nature of flesh and bloud being not sanctified by God to trust in this meanes and that meanes this carnall help and that carnall helpe a reed of Egypt yea the devill and lies rather then to God himselfe The Prophet in an holy indignation for the refusing of a signe to confirme his faith that these Kings should not doe the Church harme breaketh forth thus Know O house of David is it a smal thing for you to weary men but will you weary my God also God offers you a signe out of his love and you dislike and contemne his blessed bounty Therefore the Lord himselfe shall give you a signe What is that A virgin shall conceive and beare a Sonne and shall call his name Emanuell From the inference wee may see the conflict betweene the Infinite goodnesse of God and the inflexible stubbornnesse of Man Gods goodnesse striving with mans badnesse when they would have no signe yet God will give them a signe his goodnesse overcommeth and outwrastleth in the contention mans sinfull strivings his mercie prevailes against mans malice To come to the text it selfe Behold a virgin shall conceive and beare a Sonne and they shall call his name Emanuell It was not so much a signe for the present as a promise of a miraculous benefit which was to bee presented almost eight hundred yeares after the prophet spake these words Even the incarnation of Christ a miracle of miracles a benefit of benefits and the cause of all benefits He fetcheth comfort against the present distresse from a benefit to come And to shew how this can be a ground of comfort at this time of distresse That a virgin shall conceive We must know That Christ was the Lambe slaine from the beginning of the world All the godly of the Iewes knew it well enough the Messias being all their comfort they knew that he was yesterday and to day and shall be the same for ever The church had in all times comfort from Christ. Profuit antequam fuit Hee did good before he was exhibited in the world And thus the Prophet applyes the comfort to the house of David a virgin shall conceive and beare a sonne And they shall call his name Emanuell Who shall be of the family of David And therefore the house of David shall not be extinct and dissolved The reason is strong you of the house of David are in feare that your Kingdome and nation shall be destroyed but know that the Messias must come of a virgin and of the house of David And considering this must certainely come to passe Why doe ye feare ye house of David Againe it hath force of a reason thus The promise of our Messias is the grand promise of all and the cause of all promises for all promises made to the church are either promises of Christ himselfe or promises in him and for his sake because hee takes all promises from God and conveyeth them and maketh them good to us God maketh them and performeth them in Christ and for Christ. Now the reason stands thus if God will give a Messias that shall bee the sonne of a virgin and Emanuell certainely hee will give you deliverance Hee that will doe the greater will doe the lesse what is the deliverance you desire to the promised deliverance from hell and damnation and to the benefit by the Messias which you professe to hope for and believe The Apostle himselfe Rom. 2.8 reasons thus God that spared not his owne Sonne but gave him to death for us all how shall not hee with him give us all things If God will give Christ to bee Emanuell and incarnate he will not stand upon any other inferiour promises or mercies whatsoever But you will say this promise was to come and how could this confirme their faith for the present that they should not bee destroyed I answer in regard of his taking our nature hee was to come yet Christ was alwayes with his Church before They understood him in the Manna he was the Angel of the covenant They that were spiritually wise amongst the Iewes understood that he was the Rocke that went before them And againe it is usuall in Scripture to give