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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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And hence we have the ground of the perpetuity of it,1 that they will for ever be attendants to us; because their love and respect to us, is founded upon their love and respect to Christ. When favour to another, is grounded upon a sound foundation: when the favour that a King or a great person bears to one, is founded in the love of his own son, he loves the other, because he loves his son, whom the other loves; so it is perpetual and sound, because he will ever love his son. The Angels will for ever love, and honour, and attend us: why? for what ground have they respect to us at all? It is in Christ, whose members and Spouse we are. So long as the Church hath any relation to Christ, so long the Angels shall respect the Church: but the Church hath relation to Christ for ever; therefore, the respect that the blessed Angels have to Christ and to the Church, it is for ever, and for ever.
And hence we have the ground of the perpetuitie of it,1 that they will for ever be attendants to us; because their love and respect to us, is founded upon their love and respect to Christ. When favour to another, is grounded upon a sound foundation: when the favour that a King or a great person beares to one, is founded in the love of his owne sonne, he loves the other, because he loves his sonne, whom the other loves; so it is perpetuall and sound, because he will ever love his sonne. The Angels will for ever love, and honour, and attend us: why? for what ground have they respect to us at all? It is in Christ, whose members and Spouse we are. So long as the Church hath any relation to Christ, so long the Angels shall respect the Church: but the Church hath relation to Christ for ever; therefore, the respect that the blessed Angels have to Christ and to the Church, it is for ever, and for ever.
- 1Ground of Angels attendance on us.
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