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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.
1By flesh, here is meant humane nature; the property of humane nature, both body and soul. And by flesh also, is usually understood the infirmities and weakness of man, the miserable condition of man. So, God manifest in the flesh, that is, in our nature, and the properties of it, he put that on; and not only so, but our infirmities▪ and weakness, our miseries; and which is more, he took our flesh, when it was tainted with Treason; our base nature, after it was fallen; which was a wondrous fruit of Love. As if one should wear a mans Colours, or Livery, after he is proclaimed Traitor, it is a great grace to such a man: For Christ to wear our garment, when we were proclaimed Traitors, after we were fallen, it was a wondrous dignation. And he took not only our nature, but our flesh; he was God manifest in the fl•sh, that is, in the infirmities of our nature; he took our whole nature, a humane body, and humane soul: And he took our nature upon him, when it was at the worst;2 not in innocency, but with all the infirmities, that are natural infirmities, not personal. Therefore he came to be so, that he might be pitiful.
1By flesh, here is meant humane nature; the propertie of humane nature, both body and soule. And by flesh also, is usually understood the infirmities and weakenesse of man, the miserable condition of man. So, God manifest in the flesh, that is, in our nature, and the properties of it, he put that on; and not onely so, but our infirmities▪ and weakenesse, our miseries; and which is more, he tooke our flesh, when it was tainted with Treason; our base nature, after it was fallen; which was a wondrous fruit of Love. As if one should weare a mans Colours, or Liverie, after he is proclaymed Traytor, it is a great grace to such a man: For Christ to weare our garment, when we were proclaimed Traytors, after wee were fallen, it was a wondrous dignation. And he tooke not onely our nature, but our flesh; he was God manifest in the fl•sh, that is, in the infirmities of our nature; he tooke our whole nature, a humane body, and humane soule: And he tooke our nature upon him, when it was at the worst;