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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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This should teach us,1 first, that whatsoever intercourse we have with God the Father, we should take Christ, take our Benjamin, our beloved with us: we must not offer Sacrifice without the high Priest: let us offer nothing to God without Christ: there is no intercourse between God and us, till we be reconciled in Christ, in whom we must offer all our Sacrifices and endeavours. Therefore let us not own an absolute God in our devotions, let us think of God reconciled in Christ and at peace with us, and a Father in Covenant in Christ, and then our persons and prayers, and all shall be accepted for the Sacrifice of Christ, in whom he smells a sweet savour, as it is said concerning Noah, he offered ⟨p. 260⟩a Sacrifice to God, a sweet smelling Sacrifice of rest, so doth God in Christ; he is the true mercy seat in Christ, in looking to whom, God frees us from the curse of the Law. Jerusalem was the glory of the world, and the Temple was the glory of Jerusalem, but the mercy-seat was the glory of the Temple, because that pointed to Christ, the mercy-seat, in whom we have intercourse with God the Father.
This should teach us,1 first, that whatsoever entercourse we have with God the Father, wee should take Christ, take our Benjamin, our beloved with us: we must not offer Sacrifice without the high Priest: let us offer nothing to God without Christ: there is no entercourse betweene God and us, till wee be reconciled in Christ, in whom we must offer all our Sacrifices and indeavours. Therefore let us not owne an absolute God in our devotious, let us thinke of God reconciled in Christ and at peace with us, and a Father in Covenant in Christ, and then our persons and prayers, and all shall be accepted for the Sacrifice of Christ, in whom he smells a sweet savour, as it is said concerning Noah, hee offered ⟨p. 260⟩a Sacrifice to God, a sweet smelling Sacrifice of rest, so doth God in Christ; he is the true mercy seate in Christ, in looking to whom, God frees us from the curse of the Law. Ierusalem was the glory of the world, and the Temple was the glory of Ierusalem, but the mercy-seate was the glory of the Temple, because that pointed to Christ, the mercy-seate, in whom we have intercourse with God the Father.