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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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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 ⟨p. 75⟩for thirty pieces, did redeem the whole World by his blood.
Come to the greatest abasement of all: when he was on the Crosse, he hung betweene two Theeves; I, but he converted the one of them. When the Theefe had so much discouragement, to see his Saviour hang on the Crosse; yet hee shewed such power in that abasement, that the very Theefe could see him to be a King, and was converted by his Spirit. He did hang upon the Crosse; but at the same time there was an Eclipse, the whole World was darkned, the Earth trembled, the Rocks brake, the Centurion justified him; Doubtlesse, this was the Sonne of God. He was sold for thirtie pence; but he that was sold ⟨p. 75⟩for thirty pieces, did redeeme the whole World by his bloud.
Nay,1 at the lowest degree of abasement of all, when he struggled with the wrath of God, and wat beset of Devils; then he triumphed: when he was visibly overcome; then invisibly he overcame: he was an invisible Conqueror, when he was visibly subdued: For, did he not on the Cross satisfy the wrath of God, and by enduring the wrath of God, free us from it, and from Satan, Gods Gaoler, and reconcile us by his blood? The chief works of all, were wrought in his chief abasement. At length he died, and was buried: I, but he that died, rose again gloriously; therefore he was mightily declared to be the Son of God, by raising himself from the dead: That was the greatest abasement, when he lay in the Grave; and especially then he was justified, by his Resurrection from the dead, and his Ascension, in his state of Glorification especially. So, if we go from Christs birth, to his lowest degree of abasement, there was alway some manifestation of his justification by the Spirit.