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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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I need not clear the point further, but only make a little use of it,1 and so end. Doth the grace, and love, and mercy of God, those sweet Attributes, now appear, and show themselves in Jesus Christ. I beseech you let us remember it (there is no point of Divinity of more use and comfort) especially in the greatest plunges, and extremities, for it answereth all objections, the greatest and strongest that can be made.
I need not cleere the point further, but onely make a little use of it,1 and so end. Doth the grace, and love, and mercy of God, those sweet Attributes, now appeare, and shew themselves in Iesus Christ. I beseech you let us remember it (there is no point of Divinitie of more use and comfort) especially in the greatest plunges, and extremities, for it answereth all objections, the greatest and strongest that can be made.
- 1Mercy in God answereth all objections in man.
The sinner will object, my sins are great, of long continuance and standing, they are of a deep dye.
The sinner will object, my sinnes are great, of long continuance and standing, they are of a deepe dye.
Look then upon God in Christ, and consider his end in the Incarnation of Christ; it was that his mercy, and goodness, and grace, should be exalted, and triumph over all mans unworthiness: the greater thy sins are, the greater will be the glory of his mercy, and that is it, God seeks for now, to be glorious in his mercy.