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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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1There is a comfortable speech, Jerem. 30.7. It is even the time of Jacobs trouble; but he shall be delivered out of it. So we may say, This is the time of the Churches trouble, but the Church shall be delivered out of it. The enemies have their time to afflict and trample upon the Church, but Christ hath his time to trample on them. Let us wait, and expect with comfort, better times. The Kingdoms ⟨p. 185⟩of the world will be known to be the Lord Jesus Christs; there will be a further subjection to Christs Kingdom, then ever there was since the first times, when the fullness of the Gentiles, and the conversion of the Jews shall be. Let us comfort our selves with the times to come; Christ is in glory, and he will bring his Church to further glory, even in this world, besides eternal glory at the latter day.2 Rejoice not over me, oh mine enemy; for though I be fallen, yet shall I rise. Let not the enemies of the Church insult over-much; though the Church be fallen, yet she shall rise again after three days, saith the Prophet. Christ, though he were abased as low as possible he could be, yet after three days he arose: so the Church shall rise out of her troubles after three days, that is, after a certain time (that we know not, but) the exact time is only in the hands of Christ, but certainly, there are glorious times of the Church coming.
1There is a comfortable speech, Ierem. 30.7. It is even the time of Iacobs trouble; but he shall be delivered out of it. So we may say, This is the time of the Churches trouble, but the Church shall be delivered out of it. The enemies have their time to afflict and trample upon the Church, but Christ hath his time to trample on them. Let us wait, and expect with comfort, better times. The Kingdomes ⟨p. 185⟩of the world will be knowne to be the Lord Iesus Christs; there will be a further subjection to Christs Kingdome, then ever there was since the first times, when the fulnesse of the Gentiles, and the conversion of the Iewes shall be. Let us comfort our selves with the times to come; Christ is in glory, and he will bring his Church to further glory, even in this world, besides eternall glory at the latter day.