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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO THE READER.
The highest Points of Christian Religion, and such as are most above the Reach of Humane Wisdom, are those that lye below, in the foundation; and therefore are they called the Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, Mat. 13.11. and the deep things of God, 1 Cor. 2.10. And the knowledge of these things, is termed an ascending into Heaven, John 3.13. a knowledge of such things as eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor would ever have entered into the heart of man, had they not been revealed to us by him that came down from Heaven, even the son of man that is in Heaven. That blessed Apostle S. Paul, that was rapt up into the third Heaven, did yet chiefly desire to study and teach these Principles of the Doctrine of Christ: I determined not to ⟨image 5⟩know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified, 1 Cor. 2.2. Yea and after all his study and teaching, was not ashamed to confess of himself, that he was not yet perfect in the knowledge of Christ, nor had attained so much as might be attained, but was still therefore looking upward, and pressing forward to that which was before, Phil. 3.12, 13