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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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1And let it stir us up likewise, not to be ashamed of Religion, and to stand out in good causes for Christ, and the Church: He is not ⟨p. 189⟩ashamed to be called our Brother; no, not after his Resurrection: Go tell my brethren, I ascend to my Father, and your Father. He was not ashamed of it, when he began to be in the state of glory; he is not ashamed of our nature now, to take it up into Heaven; he is not ashamed to own us here, and at the Day of Judgement to set us at his right hand. And shall we now for fear of men, for fear of shame, for any base earthly respect, be ashamed of our glorious Head? Do we believe, that we have a Head that is glorious in Heaven, sitting at the right hand of God, that ere long will come to judge the quick and the dead; and shall we be ashamed to hold out the profession of Religion, for a scorn, for a word, for a frown? Where is the Spirit of glory, the Spirit that should be in Christians, that hope to be glorious? He that is ashamed of me here (saith Christ) I will be ashamed of him at that great Day. How can we think, that Christ will own us, when we will not own Religion here? When we are ashamed to stand for him, shall we think to stand at his right hand? All base carnal Atheistical spirits, that are afraid of disgrace, of displeasure, of loss, of any thing but of him they should be afraid of; let them know, there is no comfort for them in Christs exaltation: For, if they had any communion with Christ, he would infuse another manner of spirit into them. Let us therefore stand for Christ; we have a glorious Head, a glorious hope, a glorious Inheritance.
1And let it stirre us up likewise, not to be ashamed of Religion, and to stand out in good causes for Christ, and the Church: He is not ⟨p. 189⟩ashamed to be called our Brother; no, not after his Resurrection: Goe tell my brethren, I ascend to my Father, and your Father. He was not ashamed of it, when he began to be in the state of glory; he is not ashamed of our nature now, to take it up into Heaven; he is not ashamed to owne us here, and at the Day of Judgement to set us at his right hand. And shall we now for feare of men, for feare of shame, for any base earthly respect, be ashamed of our glorious Head? Doe we beleeve, that we have a Head that is glorious in Heaven, sitting at the right hand of God, that ere long will come to judge the quike and the dead; and shall we be ashamed to hold out the profession of Religion, for a scorne, for a word, for a frowne? Where is the Spirit of glory, the Spirit that should be in Christians, that hope to be glorious? He that is ashamed of me here (saith Christ) I will be ashamed of him at that great Day. How can we thinke, that Christ will owne us, when we will not owne Religion here? When we are ashamed to stand for him, shall we thinke to stand at his right hand? All base carnall Atheisticall spirits, that are afraid of disgrace, of displeasure, of losse, of any thing but of him they should be afraid of; let them know, there is no comfort for them in Christs exaltation: For, if they had any communion with Christ, he would infuse another manner of spirit into them. Let us therefore stand for Christ; we have a glorious Head, a glorious hope, a glorious Inheritance.