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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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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.
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 Crosse satisfie 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 bloud? The chiefe workes of all, were wrought in his chiefe abasement. At length he died, and was buried: I, but he that died, rose againe gloriously; therefore he was mightily declared to be the Sonne of God, by raysing himselfe 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 goe from Christs birth, to his lowest degree of abasement, there was alway some manifestation of his justification by the Spirit.
- 1Christ at the lowest, did the greatest works.