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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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In the next place, for our direction: as Christ justified himself by his Spirit, by his Divine Power; so let us know, that it is our duty to justify our selves, to justify our profession, justify all Divine Truth. Let us make it good, that we are the Sons of God, that we are Christians indeed; not only to have the name, but the anointing of Christ; that we may clear our Religion from false imputations: or else, instead of justifying our profession, we justify the slanders that are against it. The World is ready to say, None are worse then Christians, and their Religion is all but words, and shows, and forms: Shall we justify these slanders? No: let us, by the Spirit of God, justify our Religion; let us show, that Religion is a powerful thing; and so indeed it is: For Divine Truth, when it is embraced and known, it alters and changeth the manners and dispositions; it makes of Lions, Lambs, it makes our natures mild, and tractable, and sweet; it raiseth a man from Earth to Heaven. Let us justify this our Religion, and profession, against all gainsayers whatsoever: Wisdom is justified of all her children. Let us justify our Religion, and profession, by maintaining it, and standing for it, and express in our lives and conversations the power of it.
In the next place, for our direction: as Christ justified himselfe by his Spirit, by his Divine Power; so let us know, that it is our dutie to justifie our selves, to justifie our profession, justifie all Divine Truth. Let us make it good, that we are the Sonnes of God, that we are Christians indeed; not onely to have the name, but the annointing of Christ; that we may cleare our Religion from false imputations: or else, instead of justifying our profession, we justifie the slanders that are against it. The World is readie to say, None are worse then Christians, and their Religion is all but words, and shewes, and formes: Shall wee justifie these slanders? No: let us, by the Spirit of God, justifie our Religion; let us shew, that Religion is a powerfull thing; and so indeed it is: For Divine Truth, when it is imbraced and knowne, it alters and changeth the manners and dispositions; it makes of Lions, Lambes, it makes our natures mild, and tractable, and sweet; it rayseth a man from Earth to Heaven. Let us justifie this our Religion, and profession, against all gainesayers whatsoever: Wisedome is justified of all her children. Let us justifie our Religion, and profession, by maintaining it, and standing for it, and expresse in our lives and conversations the power of it.