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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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Let us remember this especially, because it is most useful, and most men are deceived in this, they think, oh God is merciful, and his love is free in Christ, and though I be unworthy, yet God will have mercy upon me; but hast thou a secret desire, to partake of Gods whole mercy and love, to make thee good as well as to make thee his son, and entitle thee to heaven, to have thy nature altered, to see the deformity of sin, and the beauty of grace? if thou hadst rather to have the Image of God upon thee, more then any favour in the world, that thou hadst rather be free from the bondage of sin, then any other deliverance? if it be thus thy state is good.
Let us remember this especially, because it is most usefull, and most men are deceived in this, they thinke, oh God is mercifull, and his love is free in Christ, and though I be unworthy, yet God will have mercy upon me; but hast thou a secret desire, to partake of Gods whole mercy and love, to make thee good as well as to make thee his sonne, and intitle thee to heaven, to have thy nature altered, to see the deformity of sinne, and the beauty of grace? if thou hadst rather to have the Image of God upon thee, more then any favour in the world, that thou hadst rather be free from the bondage of sinne, then any other deliverance? if it be thus thy state is good.
1To hasten, considering Gods free love, opened now in Jesus Christ, I beseech you, let us study Christ, and labour to get into Christ, daily more and more, that we may be members of Christ, and desire God, daily more and more, to reveal himself in Christ to us, that we may see his face in Christ, that we may know him, in ⟨p. 295⟩the sweet relations, he hath put on him in the Gospel.
1To hasten, considering Gods free love, opened now in Jesus Christ, I beseech you, let us study Christ, and labour to get into Christ, daily more and more, that wee may be members of Christ, and desire God, daily more and more, to reveale himselfe in Christ to us, that we may see his face in Christ, that wee may know him, in