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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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1But here is another Mystery; Why the Gentiles, being all alike naught,2 God should leave the better of the Gentiles, and reveal Christ to the worst? Were not Socrates, and Plato, and such like, more goodly Moralists then the Corinths, & Ephesians? What kind of people were the Corinthians? A proud people, Fornicator, Idolaters, as the Apostle saith, such were some of you; here is a Mystery.
1But here is another Mysterie; Why the Gentiles, being all alike naught,2 God should leave the better of the Gentiles, and reveale Christ to the worst? Were not Socrates, and Plato, and such like, more goodly Moralists then the Corinths, & Ephesians? What kind of people were the Corinthians? A proud people, Fornicator, Idolaters, as the Apostle sayth, such were some of you; here is a Mysterie.
- 1Object.
- 2A Mystery in calling the Gentiles.A Mysterie in calling the Gentiles.
1It is Gods sovereignty, we must let God do what he will; he will be merciful to whom he will be merciful, and he will neglect whom he will, saith ⟨p. 131⟩Austin, we must be very reverent in these matters; it is most safe to commit all to God, and usurp no judgement here; it is a Mystery: yet there is some satisfying reason may be given, why the Gentiles were called, when Christ came in the flesh, and not before; besides, many Prophesies foretold that it should be so, and some reason may be given why it was so.