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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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Therefore the Angels pronounce it now at the birth of Christ, Good will to men. All these agree very well, Ch••sts free grace, and faith. For what we have by grace, we have only by Christ, because he hath given satisfaction to Gods Justice, that so grace may be conveyed, and derived unto us without prejudice to any other Attribute in God, and then the embracing power, and grace in us is faith: so these three agree, I say, whatsoever we have from Gods free love now, we have it in Christ, the free love of God is grounded in Christ, we in our selves, especially considered in the corrupt mass, cannot be the object of Gods love, God cannot look upon us, but in him, the best beloved first; therefore all is Christ, in the carriage of it, we are elected in Christ, called in Christ, justified by ⟨p. 285⟩Christ, sanctified by the Spirit of Christ, glorified in Christ: We are blessed with all spiritual blessings, in heavenly things in Christ. This is my beloved Son, I am well pleased in him, it is the same word there, [Greek or Hebrew], In whom I delight, Isay, 42. Out of which the Father takes his speech, This is the Son I delight in. Now, all Gods delight, is first fixed in his Son, and in us, because we must have communion with the Son: so the first object of Gods free love is Christ, and then he looks upon us in him.