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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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Therefore, we cannot be too much thankful for that wondrous favour that we have enjoyed so long time together, under the glorious Sun-shine of the Gospel.
Therfore, we cannot be too much thankfull for that wondrous favour that we have enjoyed so long time together, under the glorious Sun-shine of the Gospel.
1Hence we have a ground likewise of enlarging the Gospel to all people, because the Gentiles now have interest in Christ; that Merchants, and those that give themselves to Navigation, they may with good success carry the Gospel to all people: There are none shut out now, since Christ, in this last Age of the World; and certainly, there is great hope of those Western people. We see the Gospel hath imitated the course of the Sun; The Sun of Righteousness hath shined like the Sun in the Firmament: the Sun begins East, and goes to the West; so the Gospel, it began in the Eastern parts; it hath left them, they are under the Turkish barbarous tyranny at this time; the Gospel is now come to the Western parts of the World: For, Christ will take an holy state upon him, and will not abide long where he is dis-esteemed, where the Gospel is under-valued, and blended with that which is prejudicial to the sincerity of it, when there is little care had what men believe: The state of the Gospel, and Truth, is such, that if it be mingled over-much with Heterogeneall stuff, it over-throws it; and Christ will not endure this indignity. Therefore, let us take heed, that we keep Christ and his Truth with us exactly; and let us take heed of sinning against the Gospel, if we would have it stay with us; especially, of sins immediately against the Gospel:2 as for instance;
1Hence we have a ground likewise of enlarging the Gospel to all people, because the Gentiles now have interest in Christ; that Merchants, and those that give themselves to Navigation, they may with good successe carry the Gospel to all people: There are none shut out now, since Christ, in this last Age of the World; and certainely, there is great hope of those Westerne people. We see the Gospel hath imitated the course of the Sunne; The Sunne of Righteousnesse hath shined like the Sun in the Firmament: the Sunne begins East, and goes to the West; so the Gospel, it began in the Easterne parts; it hath left them, they are under the Turkish barbarous tyrannie at this time; the Gospel is now come to the Westerne parts of the World: For, Christ will take an holy state upon him, and will not abide long where he is dis-esteemed, where the Gospel is under-valued, and blended with that which is prejudiciall to the sinceritie of it, when there is little care had what men beleeve: The state of the Gospel, and Truth, is such, that if it be mingled over-much with Heterogeneall stuffe, it over-throwes it; and Christ will not endure this indignitie. Therefore, let us take heed, that we keepe Christ and his Truth with us exactly; and let us take heed of sinning against the Gospel, if we would have it stay with us; especially, of sinnes immediatly against the Gospel: