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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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Consider the wonderful love of Christ, 1that would suspend his glory so long; the glory of Heaven was due to him upon his Incarnation, by virtue of the union of his humane nature with the divine: for, that nature that was united to the God-head, it must needs have right to glory, by that very union. What should hinder, when it was so near to God, as to be one Person, to be taken into the union of the Person? Oh, but where had our salvation been then, if Christ had entered into glory upon his ⟨p. 186⟩Incarnation; if he had not shed his blood, if he had not been abased to the death of the Cross? Therefore the School-men speak well, he enjoyed the presence of God affection justitiae, with the affection of Justice, and all Virtues, that is, he was as gracious from the beginning, from his Incarnation, for matter of Grace, and love of all that is good; yet not affection accommoda: There was a nearness to God in pleasure, and joy, and comfort, this he denied himself, till he was assumed to glory after his Resurrection; and this he did in love to us, that he might suffer, and be abased, to work out our Salvation: that redundance of glory that should have been upon his Person, presently upon the Union, it was stayed till his Resurrection, that he might accomplish and fulfil our Salvation. What a mercy and love was this? So it is with the Church; it is glorious, as it hath Union with Christ: Is not the Church a glorious thing, that is joined to Christ, that is Lord of Lords, and King of Kings, the Ruler of Heaven and Earth? What is the reason, the Church is so abased th•n?
Consider the wonderfull love of Christ, 1that would suspend his glory so long; the glory of Heaven was due to him upon his Incarnation, by vertue of the union of his humane nature with the divine: for, that nature that was united to the God-head, it must needs have right to glory, by that very union. What should hinder, when it was so neere to God, as to be one Person, to be taken into the union of the Person? Oh, but where had our salvation beene then, if Christ had entred into glory upon his ⟨p. 186⟩