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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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5Hence comes also the union between Christ and us. Whence is it, that we are sons of God? Because he was the son of man, God in our flesh. There are three unions:2 the union of Natures, God to become man; the union of Grace, that we are one with Christ; and, the union of Glory▪ The first, is for the second; and the second for the third: God became man, that man might be one with God; God was manifest in the flesh, that we might be united to him: and being brought again to God the Father, we might come to a glorious union. By this, that God was manifest in the flesh, it is that he was married first to our nature, that we by union might be married to him: we had never had union with God, unless God had united our flesh to him, & in that flesh had satisfied God. All that Christ did, saith S. Peter, it was to bring us back again to God.
5Hence comes also the union betweene Christ and us. Whence is it, that we are sonnes of God? Because he was the sonne of man, God in our flesh. There are three unions:2 the union of Natures, God to become man; the union of Grace, that wee are one with Christ; and, the union of Glorie▪ The first, is for the second; and the second for the third: God became man, that man might be one with God; God was manifest in the flesh, that we might be united to him: and being brought againe to God the Father, we might come to a glorious union. By this, that God was manifest in the flesh, it is that he was marryed first to our nature, that we by union might be marryed to him: we had never had union with God, unlesse God had united our flesh to him, & in that flesh had satisfied God. All that Christ did, sayth S. Peter, it was to bring us back againe to God.
- 5Our union with Christ.
- 2Three unions.