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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.
The Angels here begin with it, and we begin with it in the Lords prayer, hallowed be thy name, it should be our main employment, Of him and by him are all things, therefore to him be glory, Rom. 11.1 Therefore we should give God that which is his own, Thine is the glory, as it is in the conclusion of the Lords Prayer; but this being, a general point, I will pass it by, and come to the particular, in which, […] will more comfortably appear, as this glory shines in Christ, in the Incarnation of Christ, there is matter of glorifying God, both the Angels and men.
The Angels here begin with it, and wee begin with it in the Lords prayer, hallowed bee thy name, it should be our maine imployment, Of him and by him are all things, therefore to him be glory, Rom. 11.1 Therefore wee should give God that which is his owne, Thine is the glory, as it is in the conclusion of the Lords Prayer; but this being, a generall point, I will passe it by, and come to the particular, in which, 〈…〉 will more comfortably appeare, as this glory shines in Christ, in the Incarnation of Christ, there is matter of glorifying God, both the Angels and men.
- 1Rom. 11.
1And here I do not take the Incarnation of Christ, abstractively, from other things in Christ' But I take the Incarnation of Christ, as a foundation, & prerequisite to all the other good we have by Christ, glory to God on high, now Christ is borne, why? only that he is borne? No; but by reason of this