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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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In this glorious condition that Christ is received into,1 he fulfils all his Offices in a most comfortable manner. He is a glorious Prophet, to send his Spirit now to teach, and open the heart; he is a glorious Priest, to appear before God, in the Holy of Holies, in Heaven for us, for ever; and he is a King there, for ever; from thence he rules his Church, and subdues his enemies. So that, though he accomplished and fulfilled those blessed Offices (that were appointed him) in the state of humiliation on Earth: as it became that state to suffer for us; yet it was necessary that he should enter into glory, to manifest, that he was a King, Priest and Prophet: for, he was not manifested who he was indeed, to our comfort, till he was received up in glory. We had not the Spirit, the Holy-Ghost, sent from above, till he ascended; as it is in John 7.2 The Holy-Ghost was not given (because Christ, was not ascended) to apply, and to help us make use of Christ ⟨p. 172⟩and all his benefits and riches: so that, in regard of the manifestation of Christs Offices, and of application of all the good we have by it, it is by Christ received up in glory. To come to some application.
In this glorious condition that Christ is received into,1 he fulfils all his Offices in a most comfortable manner. He is a glorious Prophet, to send his Spirit now to teach, and open the heart; he is a glorious Priest, to appeare before God, in the Holy of Holies, in Heaven for us, for ever; and he is a King there, for ever; from thence hee rules his Church, and subdues his enemies. So that, though he accomplished and fulfilled those blessed Offices (that were appointed him) in the state of humiliation on Earth: as it became that state to suffer for us; yet it was necessarie that he should enter into glory, to manifest, that he was a King, Priest and Prophet: for, he was not manifested who he was indeed, to our comfort, till he was received up in glory. We had not the Spirit, the Holy-Ghost, sent from above, till he ascended; as it is in