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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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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 con•ent: 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.
3Againe here is consent, an Host all joyning 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 joyne in one worke to praise God, to helpe one another in some spirituall way, when they meet together to heare the Word, and to pray to God, all with one consent, their prayers meet in heaven. Christ commends union, and con•ent: Where two or three are met together in my name, I will be in the middest of them, and whatsoever two or three shall aske in my name, if they agree (if there be no ja•ring, nor schisme, 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.
- 3For consent.
An Host of Angels,4 it shows likewise their employment; an Host is for defence or offence, that is the employment of Angels here below especially, for the defence of the Church, and for the offence of the enemies of the Church: It is a great comfort to the Church, and children of God; The Church is in the middest of devils here, we are all strangers in the way to heaven, we live in the middest of Devils, and Devils incarnate, devilish minded men, that are led with the spirit of the Devil; but here is our comfort, we have a multitude, an Host of Angels, whose office is to defend the Church, and to offend the enemies of the Church, as we see in Scripture.