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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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Nay,2 the glory of Gods love and mercy, shined not to us so, when we were in Adam, not to Adam, for there God did good to a good man, he created him good, and showed goodness to him, that was not so much wonder, but for God to show mercy to an enemy, to a creature that was in opposition to him, that was in a state of rebellion against him, it is a greater wonder, and more glory. It was a marvellous ⟨p. 224⟩mercy for God to make man out of the earth; but here God was made man, he became man himself; there all was done with one word, Let us make man, it was easily done: But in this, for Christ to become man for us, and to suffer many things to be made a curse for us, it was not so easy a matter, therefore herein there is a great manifestation of the glory of Gods goodness, and mercy to us: for God hath set himself to be glorious in his mercy and goodness, and grace in Christ, he hath set himself to triumph over the greatest ill in man (which is sin) in the glorious work of Redemption; So that you see, here is the greatest glory, and mercy of God, appears in our Redemption by Jesus Christ, the foundation of which, is his incarnation. In Exod. 34.6.2 God doth make an answer to Moses, who desired to see the glory of God, that he might have it manifested to him, not out of curiosity, but that he might love God the more,3 how doth God manifest his glory to him? Jehovah, strong, merciful, glorious, pardoning sin and Iniquity, when God would set himself to show his glory in answering Moses petition, he doth it in setting out his glorious mercy and grace, and loving kindness, in pardoning sin and iniquity, to show that he will now have his glory most appear, in the sweet Attribute of mercy, and compassion, in the forgiveness of sins, &c. In Titus 2. 12. The grace of God hath appeared, teaching us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, 4&c. The grace of God hath appeared; Grace hath not a body