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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1By world, especially here in this place, is meant the world taken out of the world, the world of elect. There is a world in the world, as one saith well, in unfolding this point, as we see, man is called a little world, in the great world. Christ was preached to the world of wicked men, that by preaching a world might be taken out of the world, which is the world of believers. Hence we may clear our judgements in that point, that when Christ is said to redeem the world, it must not be understood generally of all mankind: we see here, the world is said to believe in Christ; did all mankind believe in Christ, was there not a world of unbelievers?
1By world, especially here in this place, is meant the world taken out of the world, the world of elect. There is a world in the world, as one saith well, in unfolding this point, as we see, man is called a little world, in the great world. Christ was preached to the world of wicked men, that by preaching a world might be taken out of the world, which is the world of beleevers. Hence we may cleare our judgements in that point, that when Christ is said to redeeme the world, it must not be understood generally of all mankind: we see here, the world is said to beleeve in Christ; did all mankind beleeve in Christ, was there not a world of unbeleevers?
- 1What meant here by world.
We see here Christ believed on in the world; the World that was opposite, that were enemies, that were under Satan.1 Who shall despair then? Therefore, let us conceive well of Christ. Why was he manifest in the flesh, and why is there an Ordinance of Preaching? Wherefore is all this, but that he would have us believe, be our sins what they will? Put the case, that there were a world of sin in one man, that one man were a world of naughtiness; as in some sense, S. James saith, there is a world of wickedness in the tongue; if in the tongue, much more in the heart, which is the sink of wickedness. But put the case, there were a world of wickedness in one man; what is this, to the satisfaction of God manifest in the flesh, and to the infinite love of God, now pacified in Christ, looking upon us in the face of his beloved Son? You see here, Christ is believed on in the world: Do but consider what is meant by the world in Scripture, how it is set down to be in an opposite state to Christ; and look to the particular state of the Gentiles, that are said to be the world; what wretched people were the Corinthians, before they believed; and the Ephesians, and the rest?