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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And therefore in our childhood, and tender years, they have the custody of us committed to them, as Christ saith, Their Angels behold the face of God, and in our dangers, they pitch their Tents about us, and at our death, they carry our souls to the place of happiness, as they carried Lazarus soul into Abraham's bosom, and at the resurrection, they shall gather our dead bodies together, so that as they never left our blessed Saviour from his birth to his Ascension, so they always attend upon his members, his Spouse, for his sake we have communion with the blessed Angels. These things may be of some use, but it is not that I mainly intend: thus much for the Apparition.
And therefore in our childhood, and tender yeeres, they have the custody of us committed to them, as Christ saith, Their Angels behold the face of God, and in our dangers, they pitch their Tents about us, and at our death, they carry our soules to the place of happinesse, as they carryed Lazarus soule into Abrahams bosome, and at the resurrection, they shall gather our dead bodies together, so that as they never left our blessed Saviour from his birth to his Ascension, so they alwayes attend upon his members, his Spouse, for his sake we have communion with the blessed Angels. These things may be of some use, but it is not that I mainly intend: thus much for the Apparition.
2Now the celebration is, a Multitude of the heavenly Host, praising God.
- 2The celebration. Joy how to be employed.The celebration. Ioy how to be imployed.
The word signifies singing, as well as praise, it implies praise expressed in that manner, and indeed praising God, it is the best expression of the affection of joy. The Angels were joyful at the birth of Christ their Lord. Joy is no way better expressed, then in praising God, and it is pity, that such a sweet affection as Joy, should run in any other stream, if it were possible, than the praising of God. God hath planted this affect on of joy in the creature, and it is fit he should reap the fruit of his own garden, it is pity a clear stream should run into a puddle, it should rather run into a garden, and so