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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.
In the Spirit.
That is,1 in his God-head: that did show it self in his life & death, in his resurrection and ascension; the beams of his God-head did sparkle out: though he were God in the flesh, yet he remained God still, & was justified to be so in the Spirit, that is, in his divine Power, which is called the Spirit, because the spirit of any thing is the quintessence & strength of it.1 God hath the name of Spirit, from his purity, and power, and vigour. So God is a Spirit, that is,2 God is pure, opposite to gross things, earth, and flesh; and God is powerful, and strong. ⟨p. 72⟩The Horses of the Egyptians are flesh, and not spirit; that is, they are weak, a spirit is strong; so much spirit, so much strength. So, by the purity and strength of the Divine Nature, Christ discovered himself to be true God, as well as true man.
That is,1 in his God-head: that did shew it selfe in his life & death, in his resurrection and ascension; the beames of his God-head did sparkle out: though he were God in the flesh, yet he remained God stil, & was justified to be so in the Spirit, that is, in his divine Power, which is called the Spirit, because the spirit of any thing is the quintessence & strength of it.1 God hath the name of Spirit, from his purity, and power, and vigour. So God is a Spirit, that is,2 God is pure, opposite to grosse things, earth, and flesh; and God is powerfull, and strong.