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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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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.
Again,4 it is a great Mystery, for that it works: for it is such a Mystery, as is not only a discovery of secrets, but it transforms those that know it, and believe it. We are transformed by it, to the likeness of Christ; of whom it is a Mystery, to be as he is, full of grace: It hath a transforming changing power; it gives spiritual sight to the blind, and spiritual ears to the deaf, and spiritual life to the dead: whatsoever Christ did in the days of his flesh to the outward man, that he doth by his Spirit to the inward man; even by the publication of this Mystery, wonders are wrought by it daily.
Againe,4 it is a great Mysterie, for that it workes: for it is such a Mysterie, as is not onely a discoverie of secrets, but it transformes those that know it, and beleeve it. We are transformed by it, to the likenesse of Christ; of whom it is a Mysterie, to be as he is, full of grace: It hath a transforming changing power; it gives spirituall sight to the blind, and spirituall eares to the deafe, and spirituall life to the dead: whatsoever Christ did in the dayes of his flesh to the outward man, that he doth by his Spirit to the inward man; even by the publicaion of this Mysterie, wonders are wrought by it daily.