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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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Hence then you see that Christ was,1 before he was exhibited, he did good before he appeared, he was rich before he took our nature upon him, he was God before he was man: Against the cursed heresy of Arius, 2(which I will not now rake up again) but undoubtedly you see here a good ground of that grand Article of our faith, Christ was God before he took our nature: he came, therefore he was before he came, he was sent, therefore he was before he was sent, he was God, before he was God manifest in the flesh; In Phil. 2.6▪ it is largely, and excellently set down.3 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God, thought it no robbery to be equal with God, but he was made of no reputation, he took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of man, he was found in the fashion of man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even to the death of the Cross, therefore God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name above all names. It is a large Comment, and explication upon this text, he was God, he thought it no robbery to be equal with God.
Hence then you see that Christ was,1 before hee was exhibited, hee did good before he appeared, hee was rich before he tooke our nature upon him, hee was God before hee was man: Against the cursed heresie of Arius, 2(which I will not now rake up againe) but undoubtedly you see here a good ground of that grand Article of our faith, Christ was God before hee tooke our nature: hee came, therefore hee was before hee came, he was sent, therefore he was before he was sent, he was God, before hee was God manifest in the flesh; In Phil. 2.6▪ it is largly, and excellently set downe.