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Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In…Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In…
Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In four treatises. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs, Doctor in Divinity, Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Gray's-Inn. Published according to the authors own appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In foure treatises. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs, Doctor in Divinitie, Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Grayes-Inne. Published according to the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.
London: printed by E. Purslow and Richard Badger for N. Bourne, 1638
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If we regard the end of it:2 to bring together God and man; man that was fallen, to bring him back again to God; to bring him from the depth of misery, to the height of all happiness; a great Mystery in this respect.
If we regard the end of it:2 to bring together God and man; man that was fallen, to bring him backe againe to God; to bring him from the depth of miserie, to the height of all happinesse; a great Mysterie in this respect.
- 2The end.
Again,3 it is great, for the manifold wisdom that God discovered in the publishing of it, by certain degrees: first, in Types; then after, he came to Truths: first in Promises; and then, performances: First, the Jews were the Church of God; and then comes in the Gentiles: a sweet, manifold, and deep wisdom; it was a great Mystery, in the manner of conveying of it from time to time, from the beginning of the world.
Againe,3 it is great, for the manifold wisedome that God discovered in the publishing of it, by certaine degrees: first, in Types; then after, he came to Truths: first in Promises; and then, performances: First, the Iewes were the Church of God; and then comes in the Gentiles: a sweet, manifold, and deepe wisedome; it was a great Mysterie, in the manner of conveying of it from time to time, from the beginning of the world.
- 3The manner of publishing.