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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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This should help us against Satan's transforming of God and Christ to us, in the time ⟨p. 63⟩of trouble; he presents him as a terrible Judge: Indeed so he is, to sinners that will go on in sin, his wrath shall smoke against such; there is no comfort to them, in Scripture: but no repentant sinners, all is comfort; Come unto me ye that are weary, and heavy laden; and, Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost; and, he came to save sinners, as S. Paul saith. Let us conceive of God now, as lovely, as a Father; and of Christ, as a sweet Saviour, made flesh for this purpose: He is God and man, because he came to be a Mediator between God and man; a friend to both, being to deal with both. Therefore we should thus conceive of Christ; as a great and Mighty God, the Ruler of the World, as Isaiah describes him;1 and conceive of him likewise, as a meek humble man: the one, to stablish our Faith, that we be not shaken, having such a great God to rely upon; and the other, to stablish our Faith in his good will, God in our flesh: God, a Name of Power; God in our flesh, implieth mercy and love, pity and compassion.
This should helpe us against Satans transforming of God and Christ to us, in the time ⟨p. 63⟩of trouble; he presents him as a terrible Judge: Indeed so he is, to sinners that will goe on in sinne, his wrath shall smoak against such; there is no comfort to them, in Scripture: but no repentant sinners, all is comfort; Come unto me ye that are wearie, and heavie laden; and, Christ came to seeke and to save that which was lost; and, he came to save sinners, as S. Paul sayth. Let us conceive of God now, as lovely, as a Father; and of Christ, as a sweet Saviour, made flesh for this purpose: He is God and man, because he came to be a Mediator betweene God and man; a friend to both, being to deale with both. Therefore we should thus conceive of Christ; as a great and Mightie God, the Ruler of the World, as Esay describes him;1 and conceive of him likewise, as a meeke humble man: the one, to stablish our Faith, that we be not shaken, having such a great God to relye upon; and the other, to stablish our Faith in his good will, God in our flesh: God, a Name of Power; God in our flesh, implyeth mercy and love, pitty and compassion.