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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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1Now that you may understand this sweet point, which is very comfortable, and indeed the grand comfort to a Christian, do but compare the glory of God, that is, the excellency, and eminency of Gods mercy, and goodness, and greatness of this work of Redemption by Christ, with ⟨p. 223⟩other things. God is glorious in the work of Creation,1 The heavens declare the glory of God: and the earth manifests the glory of God, every creature indeed hath a beam of the glory of God, especially those celestial bodies in the heavens, they praise God in their kinds, but with our mouths they give us matter of praise, and if we have gracious hearts, we take notice of it, and magnify him for his goodness, his goodness appears in the use of the creatures, and his greatness in the bulk of the creatures, his wisdom in ordering and ranking of them, so that his mercy shines in all things in heaven and earth marvellously: oh but (beloved) heaven and earth, shall come to nothing ere long, and what is all this glory, of the goodness and greatness of God to us, if we be sent to hell, after this short life is ended? what comfort is it that we go on the earth▪ and enjoy the comforts that God gives us in this world, and then to perish for ever? therefore the glory and goodness of God, doth not so gloriously appear in the creation of the world.
1Now that you may understand this sweet point, which is very comfortable, and indeed the grand comfort to a Christian, doe but compare the glory of God, that is, the excellency, and eminency of Gods mercy, and goodnesse, and greatnesse of this work of Redemption by Christ, with ⟨p. 223⟩other things. God is glorious in the worke of Creation,1 The heavens declare the glory of God: and the earth manifests the glory of God, every creature indeed hath a beame of the glory of God, especially those celestiall bodies in the heavens, they praise God in their kinds, but with our mouthes they give us matter of praise, and if we have gracious hearts, we take notice of it, and magnifie him for his goodnesse, his goodnesse appeares in the use of the creatures, and his greatnesse in the bulke of the creatures, his wisedome in ordering and ranking of them, so that his mercy shines in all things in heaven and earth marvelously: oh but (beloved) heaven and earth, shall come to nothing ere long, and what is all this glory, of the goodnesse and greatnesse of God to us, if we be sent to hell, after this short life is ended? what comfort is it that we goe on the earth and enjoy the comforts that God gives us in this world, and then to perish for ever? therefore the glory and goodnesse of God, doth not so gloriously appeare in the creation of the world.