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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.
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?
- 1Gods love independent.
1As Moses tells the people of Israel in divers places, Deut. 7. and 8. That it was not for any foresight of good in them, they were the stubbornest people under heaven; therefore God, to show his free love, he chose a stubborn people, and singled them out to be the object of his mercy: so God ofttimes takes the unlikeliest then in the world, and passeth by many, otherwise of sweet natures: so we see, even the means themselves, they are of Gods free mercy and love.
1As Moses tels the people of Israel in divers places,