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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.
In his Baptism, there was the Trinity; the Father, in a Voice from Heaven; the Holy-Ghost, in the shape of a Dove: He had the witness of Angels, of men of all ranks, Jews and Gentiles, men and women; yea, the Devils themselves oft times confessed him in the Gospel: He was witnessed of all ranks; they saw him, and gave evidence ⟨p. 95⟩and testimony of him, that he was the true Messiah: he was seen of Angels.
In his Baptisme, there was the Trinitie; the Father, in a Voyce from Heaven; the Holy-Ghost, in the shape of a Dove: He had the witnesse of Angels, of men of all rankes, Iewes and Gentiles, men and women; yea, the Devils themselves oft times confessed him in the Gospel: He was witnessed of all rankes; they saw him, and gave evidence ⟨p. 95⟩and testimonie of him, that he was the true Messias: he was seene of Angels.
To declare this a little more particularly.
The Angels knew of Christs coming in the flesh, 1before it was: for, what the Church knew, the Angels knew, in some measure. When God made the Promise of the Promised Seed, the Angels knew of it. And in Daniel, the Angel speaks of the 70 Weeks: therefore, before his Incarnation, they knew of him. But now they saw him with wonderment in our flesh, now they had an experimental knowledge of him:2 For, the Angels, besides their natural & supernatural knowledge, they have an experimental knowledge, that is daily increased in them, in the Church; they see somewhat to admiration continually, in the Church, in the Head, and in the members. They knew of the Incarnation of Christ before: you know the Angel brought the news of it before-hand, to the Virgin Mary. The Angels attended upon Christ, from his very infancy; the Angels ministered to him,