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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, we as Ambassadors beseech you, as if Christ by us did beseech you, &c. This is the manner of the dispensation in the Gospel, even to beg of people that they would be good to their own souls. Christ (as it were) becomes a beggar himself; and the great God of Heaven and Earth begs our love, ⟨p. 120⟩that we would so care for our own souls, that we would be reconciled unto him. It was fitter indeed, we should beg of him; it was fit we should seek to be reconciled to him: but God so stoops in the dispensation and Ministry of the Gospel, that he becomes a beggar and suitor to us, to be good to our souls; as if he had offended us, he desires us to be reconciled: the wrong is done on our part, yet he so far transcends the doubtings of mans nature, that he would have nothing to cause mans heart to mis-give, no doubts nor scruples to arise; he himself becomes a beseecher of reconciliation, as if he were the party that had offended. This is the manner of the publication of the Gospel: I do but touch things, to show what it is to preach Christ.
and, we as Ambassadours beseech you, as if Christ by us did beseech you, &c. This is the manner of the dispensation in the Gospel, even to begge of people that they would be good to their owne soules. Christ (as it were) becomes a beggar himselfe; and the great God of Heaven and Earth begges our love, ⟨p. 120⟩that we would so care for our owne soules, that we would be reconciled unto him. It was fitter indeed, we should begge of him; it was fit we should seeke to be reconciled to him: but God so stoupes in the dispensation and Ministerie of the Gospel, that he becomes a begger and suter to us, to be good to our soules; as if he had offended us, he desires us to be reconciled: the wrong is done on our part, yet he so farre transcends the doubtings of mans nature, that he would have nothing to cause mans heart to mis-give, no doubts nor scruples to arise; hee himselfe becomes a beseecher of reconciliation, as if he were the partie that had offended. This is the manner of the publication of the Gospel: I doe but touch things, to shew what it is to preach Christ.