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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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1 TIMOTHY 3.16. And without Controversy, Great is the Mystery of Godliness. God manifest in the flesh. Justified in the Spirit. Seen of Angels. Preached unto the Gentiles. Relieved on in the World. Received up to Glory.
1 TIMOTHY 3.16. And without Controversie, Great is the Mysterie of Godlinesse. God manifest in the flesh. Iustified in the Spirit. Seene of Angels. Preached unto the Gentiles. Releeved on in the World. Received up to Glorie.
THERE are two things that God values more then all the World besides; the Church, and the Truth: the Church, that is the Pillar and ground of Truth, as it is in the former Verse; the Truth of Religion, that is the Seed of the Church.1 Now the blessed Apostle S. Paul being to furnish his Scholar Timothy to ⟨p. 2⟩the Ministerial Office, he doth it from two grounds especially; from the dignity of the Church, which he was to instruct and converse in, and from the excellency of the Mysteries of the Gospel, that excellent Soul-saving Truth: hereupon he doth seriously exhort Timothy to take heed how he conversed in the Church of God, in teaching the Truth of God. The Church of God, it is the House of God, a company of people that God cares for more then for all mankind besides; for whom the World stands, for whom all things are; It is the Church of the living God, the Pillar and ground of Truth. And for the Truth of God, that must be taught in this Church, that is so excellent a thing, that we see the blessed Apostle here useth great words, high stiles, lofty expressions concerning it. As the matter is high, and great, so the holy Apostle hath expressions suitable; a full heart breeds full expressions. As no man went beyond S. Paul, in the deep conceit of his own unworthiness, and of his state by nature; so there was no man reached higher in large and rich thoughts, and expressions of the excellency of Christ, and the good things we have by him: as we see here; setting forth the excellency of the Ministerial Calling, being to deal with Gods Truth towards Gods people, he sets forth Evangelical Truth gloriously here; Without controversy, great is the Mystery of Godliness; God manifest in the flesh, &c.