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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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He was made flesh; but he took upon him the flesh of a Virgin: Could that be otherwise then by the Spirit, to be borne of a Virgin, she remaining a Virgin? When he was borne, he was laid in a Manger; indeed, there was God in the low estate of the flesh: I, but the Wise men worshipped him, and the Star directed them; there he was justified in the Spirit. He was tossed when he was asleep in the Ship, but he commanded the Winds and the Waves: He wanted Money to pay Tribute, as he was abased; but to fetch it out of a Fish, there he was justified: the one, was an argument of his poverty, and meanness; but the other was an argument, that he was another manner of person then the World took him for; that he had all the creatures at his command. He was apprehended as a Male-factor, but he struck them all down with his word, Whom seek ye?
He was made flesh; but he tooke upon him the flesh of a Virgin: Could that be otherwise then by the Spirit, to be borne of a Virgin, she remaining a Virgin? When he was borne, he was layd in a Manger; indeed, there was God in the low estate of the flesh: I, but the Wisemen worshipped him, and the Starre directed them; there he was justified in the Spirit. He was tossed when he was asleepe in the Ship, but he commanded the Winds and the Waves: He wanted Money to pay Tribute, as he was abased; but to fetch it out of a Fish, there he was justified: the one, was an argument of his povertie, and meanenesse; but the other was an argument, that hee was another manner of person then the World tooke him for; that he had all the creatures at his command. He was apprehended as a Male-factor, but he struck them all down with his word, Whom seeke yee?
Come to the greatest abasement of all: when he was on the Cross, he hung between two Thieves; I, but he converted the one of them. When the Thief had so much discouragement, to see his Saviour hang on the Cross; yet he showed such power in that abasement, that the very Thief could see him to be a King, and was converted by his Spirit. He did hang upon the Cross; but at the same time there was an Eclipse, the whole World was darkened, the Earth trembled, the Rocks brake, the Centurion justified him; Doubtless, this was the Son of God. He was sold for thirty pence; but he that was sold