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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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Yea,5 and in the next place it is a Mystery, in regard of what we do not now, but shall hereafter know. How do we know Divine Truths now? In the Mirror of the Word, and Sacraments, we know not Christ by sight; that manner of knowledge is reserved for Heaven: so, here we know as it were in a kind of Mystery; we see divine things wrapped up in the Mirror of the Word, and the Mysteries of the Sacraments: Indeed, this comparatively to the Jewish Church, is to see the face of God in Christ; a clear sight: but compared ⟨p. 12⟩to that we shall have, it is to see in a Glass, or Mirror; if we look back, it is a clear sight; if we look forward, it is a sight as it were in a Mystery: even that little that we do know, we do not know it, as we shall know it in Heaven.
Yea,5 and in the next place it is a Mysterie, in regard of what we doe not now, but shall hereafter know. How doe we know Divine Truths now? In the Mirror of the Word, and Sacraments, we know not Christ by sight; that manner of knowledge is reserved for Heaven: so, here wee know as it were in a kind of Mysterie; wee see divine things wrapped up in the Mirror of the Word, and the Mysteries of the Sacraments: Indeed, this comparatively to the Iewish Church, is to see the face of God in Christ; a cleare sight: but compared ⟨p. 12⟩to that we shall have, it is to see in a Glasse, or Mirror; if we looke backe, it is a cleare sight; if we looke forward, it is a sight as it were in a Mysterie: even that little that we doe know, wee doe not know it, as we shall know it in Heaven.
- 5In regard of what we shall know.