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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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We cannot too often meditate of these things;1 it is the life and soul of a Christian, it is the marrow of the Gospel, it is the wonder of wonders; we need not wonder at any thing, after this. It is no wonder, that our bodies shall rise again, that mortal man should become afterwards immortal, in Heaven; since the immortal God hath taken mans nature, and dyed in it. All the Articles of our Faith, and all Miracles yield to this grand thing, God manifest in the flesh. Believe this, and believe all other. Therefore let us often have these sweet cherishing conceits of God in our flesh, that it may strengthen, and feed, and nourish our Faith, especially in the time of temptation.
We cannot too often meditate of these things;1 it is the life and soule of a Christian, it is the marrow of the Gospel, it is the wonder of wonders; we need not wonder at any thing, after this. It is no wonder, that our bodies shall rise againe, that mortall man should become afterwards immortall, in Heaven; since the immortall God hath taken mans nature, and dyed in it. All the Articles of our Faith, and all Miracles yeeld to this grand thing, God manifest in the flesh. Beleeve this, and beleeve all other. Therefore let us often have these sweet cherishing conceits of God in our flesh, that it may strengthen, and feed, and nourish our Faith, especially in the time of temptation.
- 1Christs incarnation, matter of wonder.
1Again, from this that God was manifest in our flesh;2 let us take heed that we defile not this flesh of ours, this nature of ours. What? is this flesh of mine taken into unity with the second Person? Is this flesh of mine now in Heaven, sitting at the right hand of God? And, shall I defile this flesh of mine, that I profess to be a member of Christ? Shall I make it the member of an harlot? Shall I abuse it, as intemperate persons do? Let us honour our nature, which Christ hath so honoured; and let us take a holy kind of state upon us, to think our selves too good (since God hath so advanced our nature) to abae it to the service of sin.