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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12183	The excellencie of the Gospell above the law Wherein the liberty of the sonnes of God is shewed. With the image of their graces here, and glory hereafter. Which affords much comfort and great incouragement, to all such as begin timely, and continue constantly in the wayes of God. By R. Sibbs, D.D. Mr. of Katherin Hall Cambridge, and preacher of Grayes-Inne, London. Begun in his life time, and published by T.G. and P.N.	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1639 (1639)	STC 22492; ESTC S117300	150,485	668

we enter into that the nearer we are to the Kingdome of glory The next degree of glory is when the soule enjoyes the presence of God in heaven then the upshot and conclusion the closure and consummation of all at the day of judgement when body and soule shall bee united againe then is perfect glory here it is insinuated when hee saith we are changed from glory to glory that is from grace to grace till all end in glory which is the perfection of all in heaven when body and soule shall bee both glorious From glory to glory In this is considerable first that grace is glory And then that grace being glory is growing in a continuall course till it come to perfection wee grow from glory to glory from one degree of grace to another Grace whereby wee resemble Christ is glory and indeed so it is for the Image and likenesse of God is our glory what was Adams glory but his likenesse to God he was created in Gods Image and what is our glory to be like Christ therefore grace is our glory Mans perfection is his glory but the renewing of Gods Image in grace is mans perfection therefore it is his glory That which makes a man terrible to all opposites whatsoever is glory but grace makes a man terrible to the Devill and to wicked men both grace in one man and grace in the Church for the Church is Terrible like an army with banners when the Ordinances of God are set up in glory and there is glorious obedience to them in the Church it is terrible to the enemies as an army with banners for there is a luster and glory in all that is Gods both in the persons of beleevers and likewise in the Ordinances of God grace is glorious as the wise man saith Wisedome makes a mans face to shine Is not wisedome a glorious thing to see a wise understanding man able to guide himselfe and others it puts a beauty upon a man to be a wise and understanding man humility makes a man glorious for it makes God put glory upon a man when a man is glorious and understands it not as Moses when his face shined he knew not that it shined himselfe many humble men are glorious and thinke not so they are glorious and they shine though they see it not It is not a glorious thing to be taken out of our selves to deny our selves to offer a holy violence to our selves and to our corruptions is not this a glorious thing when others lye grovelling like slaves under their corruptions to stand vnmoveable in all the changes of the world and in all entercourse of troubles to stand as a rock in the middest of all unmoveable founded upon the love of God in Christ and the hope of glory after not to be shaken with the winde of temptations from his standing at least not to be shooke off his standing this is glorious to have a constant Spirit Is it not glorious to have admittance boldly by grace to goe into the presence of God at all times to be prevailer with God faith overcomes not onely the world but God himselfe it bindes him with him owne promise is not faith a glorious grace that triumphs over the great God himselfe binding him with his owne Word and promise Is not love a glorious grace that melts one into the likenesse of Christ beloved get love it is the onely artificiall worker of imitation it melts us into the likenesse of Christ it constraines it hath a kinde of holy violence in it no water can quench it wee shall glory in sufferings for that we love nothing can quench that holy fire that is kindled frō heaven it is a glorious grace Hope what doth it when it casts anchor in heaven it keepes us in all the waves it purgeth our natures to bee like the thing hoped for there is no grace but it is glorious so that grace is glory the Image of God is glory it makes a man glorious it makes him shine Beloved doe but represent to your thoughts such a one as Ioseph of a sweete wise and loving Spirit it is an excellent state to see a man in his place in the common wealth what a glorious sight is it to see a Ioseph a Nehemiah to see a man like Paul all on fire for the glory of God and the good of the Church the care of all the Churches lay upon him the conceite of a man shining in grace what a glorious representation in our thoughts is it And so in men now living when we see wisedome and love tending to the common good when wee see a spirit of mortification when wee see a Spirit of love that is not for it selfe but for other men a Spirit of love above selfe-love all for the good of others as Christ went about doing good It makes them so lovely and glorious as that no object in the world is so glorious as to see a man in whom the Image of Christ is it puts a glory upon him Besides it puts an inward glory upon a man when it makes him rejoyce The Spirit of glory rests upon him nay in imprisonments and abasements take a good man in any condition he is glorious his carriage is glorious you shall not see flesh and blood no revengefull humor when flesh and blood is subdued and nothing appeares in a man but the Image of Christ he is a glorious creature in the greatest abasement that can be when Paul was in the stockes what a glorious condition was he in when he sung at midnight when the Spirit of glory was upon him to see the Martyres suffer without revenge to pray for their enemies that they had a Spirit that conquered all wrongs and feare of death and displeasure of men a triumphant Spirit above all things below to r●yse them above incouragements and discouragements what a glorious thing was this to see a man in his right principles with the Image of God upon him he sees all things below beneath him this is glorious to see a man that overcomes the world that cares no more for the offers of preferment on the right hand or for threatnings on the other hand all is nothing to him he breakes it as Sampson did his cords to see such a victorions spirit is not this glorious to see a glorious soule that is above all earthly things whatsoever that tramples the world under foote as the Woman cloathed with the Sunne treades the moone under her foote the Church cloathed with Christ who is the glory of the Church tramples all earthly things under feete grace is victorious and conquering prevayling over those corruptions that prevayle over ordinary men A Christian as David when he had Saul in the Cave overcomes himselfe it is an argument of a great deale of strength of grace Christ overcame himselfe on the crosse he prayed for his enemies so