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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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1Whence was he taken? He was taken up to glory from Mount Olivet, where he used to pray, and where he sweat water and blood, where he was humbled; from the place of Humiliation, was his Ascension to glory: showing unto us, that the place oft times where we pray, where we are afflicted, our sick Beds, nay, the places of our abasement, the very Prisons, they may be as Mount Olivet to us, from whence God will take us to glory. Let no man therefore fear and abasement; it may prove as Mount Olivet to him, in this respect.
1Whence was he taken? He was taken up to glory from Mount Olivet, where he used to pray, and where he sweat water and blood, where he was humbled; from the place of Humiliation, was his Ascension to glory: shewing unto us, that the place oft times where we pray, where we are afflicted, our sick Beds, nay, the places of our abasement, the very Prisons, they may be as Mount Olivet to us, from whence God will take us to glory. Let no man therefore feare and abasement; it may prove as Mount Olivet to him, in this respect.
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2And when was he taken up to glory? Not before he had finished his work, as he saith, John 17.4.2 I have finished the work thou gavest me to §1do: Then he was taken up, when he had done all, when he had accomplished our salvation: And §2after his abasement, not before. So, our taking up to glory, it must be when we have done our work, when we have finished our course, when we have run our race, when we have fought the good fight. And also after our abasement, we must first suffer with Christ, before we can be glorified with him. Again, if we speak of the first degree of