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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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3Then again, we give glory to God, when we stir up others, all the Angels consent, there was no discord in this harmony of the Angels. When we all join together, and stir up one another, and labour to promote the knowledge of God in Christ, all the ways we can, every one in our place and calling, Magistrates, and Ministers, and every one in our families, labour that Christ may rule there, that God in Christ may be known. In Psal. 103.2 there the Psalmist stirs up himself to glorify God, and he stirs up the Angels, and here, the Angels stir up men, Glory to God on high, &c. Where there is a zeal of Gods glory, and a disposition fit to glorify God, there will be a stirring up one of another, Angels, men, and men Angels, and a wishing, that God may have glory in heaven and earth. Therefore those that labour not in their places, that the truth may be made known, that for base and worldly ends, are opposers of the publishing of the Gospel any way, (as it is the fashion now, they will not appear openly, but cunningly undermine the Gospel) under pretences. they bear no tune with these blessed Angels, for those that have dispositions like them, will study how this blessed truth may be promoted, and propagated, and spread even over the world; therefore we should labour, every one to spread the glorious Gospel of Christ, ⟨p. 235⟩especially those that are Ministers, whose office it is, to unfold and open the unsearchable riches of Christ.
3Then againe, we give glory to God, when we stirre up others, all the Angels consent, there was no discord in this harmony of the Angels. When we all joyne together, and stirre up one another, and labour to promote the knowledge of God in Christ, all the wayes we can, every one in our place and calling, Magistrates, and Ministers, and every one in our families, labour that Christ may rule there, that God in Christ may be knowne. In Psal. 103.2 there the Psalmist stirres up himselfe to glorifie God, and he stirres up the Angels, and here, the Angels stirre up men, Glory to God on high, &c. Where there is a zeale of Gods glory, and a disposition fit to glorifie God, there will be a stirring up one of another, Angels, men, and men Angels, and a wishing, that God may have glory in heaven and earth. Therefore those that labour not in their places, that the truth may be made known, that for base and worldly ends, are opposers of the publishing of the Gospell any way, (as it is the fashion now, they will not appeare openly, but cunningly undermine the Gospell) under pretences. they beare no tune with these blessed Angels, for those that have dispositions like them, will study how this blessed truth may be promoted, and propagated, and spread even over the world; therefore wee should labour, every one to spread the glorious Gospell of Christ,