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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.
It is fit it should be so in regard of God,1 who being a consuming fire, will no peace with the creature without a Mediator, it stands not with his Majesty, neither can there ever be peace with us otherwise. Now Christ is a fit Mediator, being a friend to God, as the Son of God, and a friend to us, taking our nature upon him, to be a merciful Redeemer.
It is fit it should be so in regard of God,1 who being a consuming fire, will no peace with the creature without a Mediator, it stands not with his Majestie, neither can there euer be peace with us otherwise. Now Christ is a fit Mediator, being a friend to God, as the Son of God, and a friend to us, taking our nature upon him, to be a mercifull Redeemer.
- 1In regard of God.
It was also fit in respect of us,2 it should be so: Alas! who can dwell with everlasting burnings? who can have communion with God, who is a consuming fire? No, we cannot endure the sight of an Angel, the Israelites could not endure the sight of Moses, when he came from the mouth, his face shone so; & can we endure the glorious presence of God, who dwelleth in light, that none can attain unto? Therefore God derives all good to us in our flesh, that though we cannot see God directly in ⟨p. 256⟩[…] ⟨p. 257⟩[…] ⟨p. 258⟩himself, yet in the flesh we can see God Incarnate: we may see the Sun in the water, though we cannot directly look on that creature without hazard. It was a comfort to the Patriarchs, that they had Joseph their brother, the second man in the Kingdom: So it may be to every Christian, that now we have the second Person in heaven, our brother, in our nature; he is the Steward of heaven and earth, to dispense all Gods treasures to us. Will not he acknowledge us, that are bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh? When he took our nature for this end, to be a merciful Redeemer. It is most suitable to our condition, that Christ should be the foundation of our peace.