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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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1Again, from hence, that Christs was seen, and attended on,2 and admired by Angels, there is a great deal of comfort issueth to us; it is the ground of all the attendance and comfort that we have from the Angels: For this is a Rule in Divinity, that there is the same reason of the Head, and of the members, both Head and members are one: Therefore, what comfort and attendance Christ had, who is the Head, the Church, which is his Body, hath the same, only with some difference: they attended upon him, as the Head; they attend upon us, as the members they attended upon him immediately, for himself; they attend upon us, for his sake. ⟨p. 99⟩For, whatsoever we have of God, we have it at the second hand; we receive Grace for Grace, of Christ: we receive attendance of Angels, for the attendance they yielded to Christ first; they attend upon us, by his direction, and commission, and charge from him; so we have a derivative comfort, from the attendance of Angels upon Christ: but surely, whatsoever they did to him, they do to us; because there is the same respect to Head, and members. Therefore the Devil did not mistake; he was right in that, when he alleged out of the Psalm, He shall give his Angels charge over thee, that thou dash not thy foot against a stone. He was right in that, applying it to Christ: For, how-ever it be true to Christians, yet it is true to Christ too: it is true to the members, as well as the Head; and to the Head, as to the members: for, He that sanctifieth, and they that are sanctified, are all one, as the Apostle saith, one Christ.
1Againe, from hence, that Christs was seene, and attended on,2 and admired by Angels, there is a great deale of comfort issueth to us; it is the ground of all the attendance and comfort that we have from the Angels: For this is a Rule in Divinitie, that there is the same reason of the Head, and of the members, both Head and members are one: Therefore, what comfort and attendance Christ had, who is the Head, the Church, which is his Body, hath the same, onely with some difference: they attended upon him, as the Head; they attend upon us, as the members they attended upon him immediatly, for himselfe; they attend upon us, for his sake.