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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 this should stir us up,1 to labour to be made one with Christ; all the good we have any way, is by the interest we have in Christ first, he holds it in Capite, if we have not a being in our head Christ, we can challenge nothing in the world, no attendance of Angels: for the Angels are at variance with us out of Christ, we see presently after the fall, the Cherubin was set with his sword drawn, to keep the entrance of Paradise, from whence Adam was shut, to show that presently upon the fall,2 there was a variance, and a mighty distance between the Angels and us. But now the Angels no longer shut Paradise, no, they accompany us in the wilderness of this world, to the heavenly Canaan, to Paradise, they go up and down Jacobs Ladder, they attend upon Christ, and for his sake they are ministering spirits, for the comfort of the elect, so that all things are reconciled now in Christ, both in heaven, and earth, Angels, and men. It should stir us up, to get interest in Christ, so that we may have interest in all these excellent things that first belong to ⟨p. 110⟩Christ, and then to us. Whatsoever is excellent in Heaven or Earth, belongs to the King of all, which is Christ; and to the Queen of all, the Church: and the time will come, that there will be no excellency, but Christ and his Church. All whatsoever is in the world, is nothing, it will end in Hell, and desperation, all other excellencies whatsoever.
And this should stirre us up,1 to labour to bee made one with Christ; all the good we have any way, is by the interest we have in Christ first, he holds it in Capite, if we have not a being in our head Christ, we can challenge nothing in the world, no attendance of Angels: for the Angels are at variance with us out of Christ, we see presently after the fall, the Cherubin was set with his sword drawne, to keep the entrance of Paradise, from whence Adam was shut, to shew that presently upon the fall,2 there was a variance, and a mighty distance betweene the Angels and vs. But now the Angels no longer shut Paradise, no, they accompany us in the wildernesse of this world, to the heavenly Canaan, to Paradise, they go up and downe Iacobs Ladder, they attend upon Christ, and for his sake they are ministering spirits, for the comfort of the elect, so that all things are reconciled now in Christ, both in heaven, and earth, Angels, and men. It should stirre us up, to get interest in Christ, so that we may have interest in all these excellent things that first belong to