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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.
1This [Greek or Hebrew], Good will of God, to restore lapsed man, by the sending of his Son, is the ground of all good to man, and hath no ground but it self.
1This 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Good will of God, to restore lapsed man, by the sending of his Sonne, is the ground of all good to man, and hath no ground but it selfe.
- 1Gods good will, the ground of all good.Gods good will, the g•ound of all good.
Gods grace and love to the creature, is altogether independent, in regard of the creature, God fetcheth not reasons of his love from the creature,1 but from his own bowels. What can he foresee in persons that were dead? nay, in persons that were in a contrary disposition to goodness? there is nothing but enmity in our nature, to supernatural goodness, can God foresee grounds of love in enmity?
Gods grace and love to the creature, is altogether independant, in regard of the creature, God fetcheth not reasons of his love from the creature,1 but from his owne bowels. What can he foresee in persons that were dead? nay, in persons that were in a contrary disposition to goodnesse? there is nothing but enmity in our nature, to supernaturall goodnesse, can God foresee grounds of love in enmity?
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