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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.
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.
Looke then upon God in Christ, and consider his end in the Incarnation of Christ; it was that his mercy, and goodnesse, and grace, should be exalted, and triumph over all mans unworthinesse: the greater thy sinnes are, the greater will be the glory of his mercy, and that is it, God seekes for now, to be glorious in his mercy.
Again, thy heart tells thee, that if there be any mercy showed to such a wretch as thou art, it must be no ordinary mercy.
Againe, thy heart tells thee, that if there be any mercy shewed to such a wretch as thou art, it must be no ordinary mercy.
It is true, Gods mercy is no ordinary thing, of all Attributes he will triumph in that; the glory of his mercy and goodness, is that he seeks to have of men, by the Incarnation and Redemption wrought by Christ, above all things whatsoever.
It is true, Gods mercy is no ordinary thing, of all Attributes he will triumph in that; the glory of his mercy and goodnesse, is that he seekes to have of men, by the Incarnation and Redemption wrought by Christ, above all things whatsoever.