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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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Though he felt not all particular grievances,1 yet notwithstanding,2 having taken our nature upon him, that he might be pitiful and merciful, according to the proportion that he felt himself, he knows how to pity us, in our sicknesses, and losses, and crosses, every way. And for the chief, the trouble of mind, alas he knew it, in that great desertion, when he cried out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? So we may comfort our selves, that we have a merciful, and pitiful, and gracious Saviour, God in the flesh: He hath taken our flesh upon him for that purpose, that he might have experimental knowledge of our infirmities, and weaknesses; and from that, he might be the more sweet, and kind, and gentle to us. He was not sick himself; but by experience of labour, and thirst, and the like, he knew what it was to be sick, by that he felt. He knew not what it was to sin, and to be troubled for sin, because he felt it not in himself; but being our surety for sin, and feeling the wrath of God for it, he had experience to be compassionate, from this. He was weary, to pity those that are weary: he was hungry, to pity them that are hungry: he was poor, to ⟨p. 54⟩pity those that are so: he was mis-used, and reproached, to pity those that are in the like condition. You can name nothing, but he can out of his own experience be merciful and pitiful unto.
Though he felt not all particular grievances,1 yet notwithstanding,2 having taken our nature upon him, that he might be pittifull and mercifull, according to the proportion that he felt himselfe, he knowes how to pittie us, in our sicknesses, and losses, and crosses, every way. And for the chiefe, the trouble of mind, alas he knew it, in that great desertion, when he cryed out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? So we may comfort our selves, that we have a mercifull, and pittifull, and gracious Saviour, God in the flesh: He hath taken our flesh upon him for that purpose, that he might have experimentall knowledge of our infirmities, and weakenesses; and from that, he might be the more sweet, and kind, and gentle to us. He was not sick himselfe; but by experience of labour, and thirst, and the like, he knew what it was to be sick, by that he felt. He knew not what it was to sinne, and to be troubled for sinne, because he felt it not in himselfe; but being our suretie for sinne, and feeling the wrath of God for it, he had experience to be compassionate, from this. He was wearie, to pittie those that are wearie: he was hungry, to pittie them that are hungry: he was poore, to