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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.
For these Reasons.
1First of all, because it was hid, and concealed from all men, till God brought it out of his own bosom: first, to Adam in Paradise, after the fall, and still more clearly afterwards to the Jews; and in Christs time, more fully to Jews and Gentiles. It was hid in the breast of God; it was not a thing framed by Angels, or men. After man was fallen to that cursed state, this Plot, of saving man by Christ, came not into the head of any creature; to satisfy justice, by infinite mercy; to send Christ to die, that justice might be no loser; it could come from no other breast but Gods, it must be a Divine heavenly Wisdom. Therefore it was a Plot devised by the blessed Trinity, the Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost; it was hid in the secret Closet of Gods breast, Christ brought it out of the bosom of his Father; No man hath seen God at any time; Christ the only begotten Son, in the bosom of the Father, he discovers the Father, and his meaning to mankind. Who ever could have thought of such a depth of mercy unto fallen man, when God promised the blessed Seed, Gen. 3.2 if God himself had not discovered it? Therefore, this reconciling of justice and mercy, it is a Mystery of heavenly wisdom, that the creature could ⟨p. 11⟩never think of; as it is excellently set down, 1 Cor. 2.