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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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And we have peace with the creature, for when God, who is the Lords of Hosts, is made peaceful to us, he makes all other things peaceable. The Heathen could say, Tranquillus Deus, tranquidat omnia; when God is at peace, he makes all so.
And we have peace with the creature, for when God, who is the Lords of Hosts, is made peacefull to us, hee makes all other things peaceable. The Heathen could say, Tranquillus Deus, tranquidat omnia; when God is at peace, he makes all so.
So there is peace in our own hearts we are assured by the Spirit of God, that he is our Father, he seals it to our conscience by his Spirit, because the blood of Christ is set on by the Spirit of God, and not by our own, so that now God and we are brought to one, and Angels and we, and all other things: therefore now the Angels say, Peace on earth, when Christ was borne.
So there is peace in our owne hearts we are assured by the Spirit of God, that he is our Father, he seales it to our conscience by his Spirit, because the blood of Christ is set on by the Spirit of God, and not by our owne, so that now God and we are brought to one, and Angels and we, and all other things: therefore now the Angels say, Peace on earth, when Christ was borne.
1Now, we will show that this blessed peace, in all the branches of it, is founded in Christ; Christ is the cause and the foundation of it: for though these words were spoken at the Incarnation of Christ, yet we refer them to the whole work of his Mediator-ship, in the state of his abasement, and his state of exaltation, our peace is wholly founded upon him: for he was borne, and became man, and became sin, that is, a Sacrifice for sin for us, he became a curse for us, to stablish a peace, and to satisfy Gods anger; and then he rose again, to show that he had fully satisfied God anger, and that peace was fully established: therefore the holy Ghost was sent after the Resurrection, as a testimony,