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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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And of his holiness,1 that he would be no otherwise satisfied for sin, it was so foul a thing, that to show his hatred of it, he punished it in his own Son, when he became our Surety. How holy and pure is God? that is, what a separation is there, in the nature of God from sin, considering that he so punished it in his Son, our Surety? that he made him cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? We cannot see the nature of God in any thing in the world, so much as in Christ, in Christ we see, as in a glass, his infinity sweet Wisdom, his Justice, and Holiness, in hating and loathing of sin.
And of his holinesse,1 that hee would be no otherwise satisfied for sinne, it was so foule a thing, that to shew his hatred of it, he punished it in his owne Sonne, when he became our Surety. How holy and pure is God? that is, what a separation is there, in the nature of God from sin, considering that he so punished it in his Son, our Surety? that he made him crie out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? We cannot see the nature of God in any thing in the world, so much as in Christ, in Christ we see, as in a glasse, his infinitie sweet Wisedome, his Justice, and Holinesse, in hating and loathing of sinne.
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But the main of all is,1 his Mercy and Goodness, which set him on work, to contrive this great work of Redemption, by the Incarnation and death of Christ; the infinite rich, glorious, abundant mercy, that is the main thing wherein God is glorious now in Christ, therefore every where you have these, and the like titles put to his goodness and mercy, The bounty of God appeared, and the riches of his mercy, and the exceeding great height, and breadth, and depth of his love. There are no words large enough to set out the goodness and mercy of God in Jesus Christ. Therefore I will only speak of this Attribute, because this bears the mastery among all the other Attributes, though God be equally powerful and just, and yet he expresseth his mercy and grace most of all in Jesus Christ, towards poor