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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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1First, if we consider what the World was; an opposite, and enemy to Christ; and under his enemy, being slaves to Satan, being Idolaters, in love with their own inventions, which men naturally dote on. Here was the wonder of Gods love, and mercy, that he should vouchsafe it to such wretches. We may see by S. Pauls Epistles, what kind of people they were, before they embraced the Gospel. Here was Gods wondrous ⟨p. 147⟩dignation, that God should shine upon them that sate in darkness, and in the shadow of death; that were abused by Satan, at his will: That the World, that is, all sorts of the World, from the highest to the lowest, should at length stoop to the Cross of Christ: That the Emperors should lay their Crowns at Christs feet; as Constantine, and others; Christ at length subdued the Roman Empire it self to the Faith: That the Philosophers of the World, that were witty, and learned, should at length come to embrace the Gospel; for divers of the Fathers were Philosophers before: That men of great place, of great parts, and learning, and education, and breeding, should deny all, and cast all prostrate at the feet of Christ; for these to be overcome by plain Preaching, for meanness to overcome mightiness, for ignorance to overcome knowledge; yet notwithstanding, these great and wise men of the World were overcome by the Gospel.
1First, if we consider what the World was; an opposite, and enemie to Christ; and under his enemy, being slaves to Satan, being Idolaters, in love with their owne inventions, which men naturally dote on. Here was the wonder of Gods love, and mercy, that he should vouchsafe it to such wretches. We may see by S. Pauls Epistles, what kind of people they were, before they embraced the Gospel. Here was Gods wondrous ⟨p. 147⟩dignation, that God should shine upon them that sate in darkenesse, and in the shaddow of death; that were abused by Satan, at his will: That the World, that is, all sorts of the World, from the highest to the lowest, should at length stoupe to the Crosse of Christ: That the Emperours should lay their Crownes at Christs feet; as Constantine, and others; Christ at length subdued the Roman Empire it selfe to the Faith: That the Philosophers of the World, that were witty, and learned, should at length come to embrace the Gospel; for divers of the Fathers were Philosophers before: That men of great place, of great parts, and learning, and education, and breeding, should denie all, and cast all prostrate at the feet of Christ; for these to be overcome by plaine Preaching, for meanenesse to overcome mightinesse, for ignorance to overcome knowledge; yet notwithstanding, these great and wise men of the World were overcome by the Gospel.