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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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Again, as Christ will justify himself, so he will justify his Church and children, first or last, by his Spirit: His children are now accounted the off-scouring of the World, they are trampled and trod upon, they are the objects of scorn and hatred; and who accounted so base? Will Christ endure this? No: he that justified himself, that is, that declared himself, and will more and more declare himself to be as he is; will he not justify his Church, his Mystical Body, to be as they are indeed? Certainly, it shall appear to the World, that he will justify them, to be Kings and Priests, to be Heirs, to be glorious, to be so near and dear to him, as the Scripture sets them forth to be. Whatsoever the Scripture hath spoken of the Saints, and children of God, the time will come, that all this shall be justified and made good by that Spirit of Christ, whereby he made good whatsoever he had said of himself.
Againe, as Christ will justifie himselfe, so he will justifie his Church and children, first or last, by his Spirit: His children are now accounted the off-scouring of the World, they are trampled and trod upon, they are the objects of scorne and hatred; and who accounted so base? Will Christ endure this? No: he that justified himselfe, that is, that declared himselfe, and will more and more declare himselfe to be as he is; will he not justifie his Church, his Mysticall Body, to be as they are indeed? Certainely, it shall appeare to the World, that he will justifie them, to be Kings and Priests, to be Heires, to be glorious, to be so neere and deare to him, as the Scripture sets them forth to be. Whatsoever the Scripture hath spoken of the Saincts, and children of God, the time will come, that all this shall be justified and made good by that Spirit of Christ, whereby he made good whatsoever he had said of himselfe.
1Therefore in our eclipses, and disgraces, let us all comfort our selves in this; Let the World esteem us for the present, as the refuse of the World, as persons not worthy to be acquainted ⟨p. 81⟩with, not worthy to be regarded; we shall be justified, and cleared, and glorified, especially at that day, when Christ shall come to be glorious in his Saints. There is a hidden life of the Church, and every Christian; they have a life in Christ, but that life is hid in Christ,