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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.
1It is taken for the whole nature of God: God is a Spirit, saith Christ to the woman of Samaria; the very nature of God,2 is a Spirit; that is, active, and subtle; opposite to meanness, and weakness.
1It is taken for the whole nature of God: God is a Spirit, sayth Christ to the woman of Samaria; the very nature of God,2 is a Spirit; that is, active, and subtile; opposite to meanenesse, and weakenesse.
2Then again, Spirit is taken more particularly for the Divine Nature of Christ, as it is Rom. 1.4.2 Of the Seed of David, according to the flesh, but declared mightily to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of sanctification, or holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. The opposition shows, that Spirit is taken there for the Divine Nature of Christ. He had spoken in the Verse before, concerning his humane nature, he was made of the Seed of David, according to the flesh; and it follows, declared to be the Son of God, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead ▪ and so likewise, in