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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.
They saw him with wonderment:1 For, was it not a wonder, that God should stoop so low, as to be shut up in the straits of a Virgins Womb? that Christ should humble himself so low, to be God in our flesh? Was not here exceeding wondrous love and mercy to man kind, to wretched ⟨p. 94⟩man, having passed by the glorious Angels that were fallen? And exceeding wisdom in God, in satisfying his justice, that he might show mercy? It was matter of admiration to the Angels, to see the great God stoop so low, to be clothed in such a poor nature as mans, that is meaner then their own. This doubtless is the meaning of the Holy•Ghost, they saw it with admiration.
They saw him with wonderment:1 For, was it not a wonder, that God should stoupe so low, as to be shut up in the straits of a Virgins Wombe? that Christ should humble himselfe so low, to be God in our flesh? Was not here exceeding wondrous love and mercie to man kind, to wretched ⟨p. 94⟩man, having passed by the glorious Angels that were fallen? And exceeding wisedome in God, in satisfying his justice, that he might shew mercie? It was matter of admiration to the Angels, to see the great God stoupe so low, to be cloathed in such a poore nature as mans, that is meaner then their owne. This doubtlesse is the meaning of the Holy•Ghost, they saw it with admiration.
- 1Wonderment.
2And because he was their Head, as the second Person, and they were creatures to attend upon Christ; their sight and wonderment must tend to some practise, suitable to their condition: Therefore, they so see and wondered at him, as that they attended upon Christ in all the passages of his humiliation, and exaltation; in his ife, in his Death, in his Resurrection and Ascension.