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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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1If the Church were not abased, it could not be conformed to Christ. Christ (that he might work our Salvation) he must be abased, and have suspension and stopping of the glory due to him, till the Resurrection: Of necessity, we must be conformed to Christ as far as we may; and that we may be conformed ⟨p. 187⟩to him, in abasement, and suffering, there must be a stop of our glory, till we be dead, and turned to dust, until we rise again, until Christ come to be glorious in his Saints. If Christ (as I formerly said) had showed all his glory in his abasement, he could never have suffered: the Devil himself would have done him no harm, there had been no pretence; the Pharisees would never have persecuted him, and hated him, if they had seen him to have been such a person as he was: but he veiled his glory, that he might suffer. If the World did but see the thousand part of the glory that of due belongs to Christians, would they revile them, and disgrace, and malign, and trample on them? Certainly they would not. This is discovered in Scripture; but the World (to discover their Atheism, that they believe not the Word of God) take no notice of it: And that the children of God may be conformed to their Head, and that way may be made to the malice of wicked men, to trample upon them, they go in the shape of miserable men.
1If the Church were not abased, it could not be conformed to Christ. Christ (that he might worke our Salvation) he must be abased, and have suspension and stopping of the glory due to him, till the Resurrection: Of necessitie, we must be conformed to Christ as farre as we may; and that we may be conformed ⟨p. 187⟩to him, in abasement, and suffering, there must be a stop of our glory, till we be dead, and turned to dust, untill we rise againe, untill Christ come to be glorious in his Saints. If Christ (as I formerly sayd) had shewed all his glory in his abasement, hee could never have suffered: the Devill himselfe would have done him no harme, there had beene no pretence; the Pharises would never have persecuted him, and hated him, if they had seene him to have beene such a person as he was: but he veiled his glory, that he might suffer. If the World did but see the thousand part of the glory that of due belongs to Christians, would they revile them, and disgrace, and maligne, and trample on them? Certainely they would not. This is discovered in Scripture; but the World (to discover their Atheisme, that they beleeve not the Word of God) take no notice of it: And that the children of God may be conformed to their Head, and that way may be made to the malice of wicked men, to trample upon them, they goe in the shape of miserable men.