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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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2An Host likewise implies order, or else it is a rout, not an Host or Army; God is the God of order, not of confusion. If you would see disorder, go to hell, surely disordered places, and companies, are rather hells, then any thing else, nay in some respects worse; for there is a kind of order even among the devils themselves, they join together to destroy the Church, and the members thereof, I note this by the way: here was an Host of Angels, that is, they are an orderly company: what that order is,2 I confess with S. Austin, is undetermined in Scripture, we must not rashly presume to look into these things.
2An Host likewise implies order, or else it is a rout, not an Host or Army; God is the God of order, not of confusion. If you would see disorder, goe to hell, surely disordered places, and companies, are rather hells, then any thing else, nay in some respects worse; for there is a kind of order even among the devils themselves, they joyn together to destroy the Church, and the members thereof, I note this by the way: here was an Host of Angels, that is, they are an orderly company: what that order is,2 I confesse with S. Austin, is undetermined in Scripture, we must not rashly presume to looke into these things.
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3Again here is consent, an Host all joining together in praising God, Glory to God on high. And sure it is a heaven upon earth, when a company of Christians, led with one Spirit, shall join in one work to praise God, to help one another in some spiritual way, when they meet together to hear the Word, and to pray to God, all with one consent, their prayers meet in heaven. Christ commends union, and conent: Where two or three are met together in my name, I will be in the middest of them, and whatsoever two or three shall ask in my name, if they agree (if there be no jarring, nor schism, nor breach among them) I will grant it; Agreement in good, is a notable resemblance of that glorious condition we shall enjoy in heaven, this multitude of Angels, they all agree with one consent.