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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.
Why doth he say,1 Peace on Earth?
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Because peace was here wrought upon earth by Christ, 12in the days of his flesh, when he offered himself a Sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour to his Father.
Because peace was here wrought upon earth by Christ, 12in the dayes of his flesh, when he offered himselfe a Sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour to his Father.
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- 2Why is it said peace on earth.
Because here in earth, we must be partakers of it, we oft times defer to make our peace with God, from time to time, and think there will be peace made in another world• oh beloved, our peace must be made on earth. We must live godly and righteously, and soberly in this present world, we must enter into the Kingdom of heaven here. Further entrance must be ministered here, by growing in grace daily more and more. If heaven be not entered into here, it shall never be entered afterwards; for the Church is the seminary of the heavenly Paradise, all that are taken to heaven, to be set there for ever, they are set in the Church before they are planted, and grow up there a while, under the means of salvation. Therefore labour to have this peace on