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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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1That it is a Mystery, it will easily appear: For, was it a great Mystery, that God should take our nature upon him, to be abased in it? Surely, it must needs be a Mystery, that God will be glorified in our nature. Was our nature advanced, in his Incarnation? Much more was it glorified in his Exaltation, when he carried it to Heaven with him. Here was the Mystery of the Exaltation of our nature: God was as much abased as he could be, being borne, and dying for us; our humane nature was as much advanced as it could be, when God raised it up to Heaven: God could be no more abased, remaining God; and mans nature can be no more advanced, remaining the true nature of man. This is a great Mystery; the advancement of our nature in Christ, that was made lower then the Angels; he was a worm, and no man: now our nature in Christ, is advanced above the Angels. Now this nature of ours in Christ, it is next to the nature of God in dignity; here is a Mystery.
1That it is a Mysterie, it will easily appeare: For, was it a great Mysterie, that God should take our nature upon him, to be abased in it? Surely, it must needs be a Mysterie, that God will be glorified in our nature. Was our nature advanced, in his Incarnation? Much more was it glorified in his Exaltation, when he carryed it to Heaven with him. Here was the Mysterie of the Exaltation of our nature: God was as much abased as he could be, being borne, and dying for us; our humane nature was as much advanced as it could be, when God raised it up to Heaven: God could be no more abased, remaining God; and mans nature can be no more advanced, remaining the true nature of man. This is a great Mysterie; the advancement of our nature in Christ, that was made lower then the Angels; he was a worme, and no man: now our nature in Christ, is advanced above the Angels. Now this nature of ours in Christ, it is next to the nature of God in dignitie; here is a Mysterie.
- 1Christ received to glory, a Mystery.Christ received to glory, a Mysterie.