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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.
Justified in the Spirit.
Iustified in the Spirit.
Then first of all,1 Christ will at length justify himself;2 this is a ground of Faith. How-ever he be now as a Sign set up, that many speak against, and contradict; yet the time will come, when he will gloriously justify himself to all the World. Now some shut their eyes willingly, and the opposites of Christ seem to flourish; yet Christ will be justified by his Spirit to all his Elect, in every Age, especially in the Resurrection: For, when he shall come and appear to be glorious in his Saints, it will appear who he is indeed. Now he suffers many to tread upon his Church, and he suffers many Heretics to deny him, sometimes in one nature, sometimes in another, and so to offend against him; but the time will come, that he will trample all his enemies under his feet; he will be justified by his Spirit, that is our comfort. There are many Schismatics, and Heretics, and Persecutors; but Christ will be justified at length, the Kingdoms of the Earth will be the Lord Jesus Christs. Are they not now so? They are: but truly they appear not to be so; but, at length, they will appear to be so: at the conversion of the Jews, and the confusion of Antichrist, then it will appear more and more, that he is King of the World indeed. Now (as it were) his Offices are darkened; his Kingly Office is darkened, and his Prophetical Office is darkened: but at length it will appear, that he is King of the Church; and all Kingdoms will be Christs. There are glorious times coming, especially the glorious Day of the ⟨p. 80⟩Resurrection; Christ at length will be cleared he will be justified.