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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.
Hie was made sin for us; we cannot have a greater argument of Christs poverty, then to be made sin for us, sin is the poorest thing in the world, and the cause of all beggary, and poverty, and misery: he was made under the law, and so became a curse for us, he was made sin, a sacrifice for our sin. In particular, he was borne of a poor Virgin, and instead of a better place, he was laid in an Inn,1 and in the basest place in the Inn, in the manger, As soon as he was borne, his birth was revealed to poor Shepherds, not to Emperors, and Kings, not to C•sar at Rome, Then presently after his birth he was banished together with his mother into Egypt. When he came home again, he was fain to be beholding to a poor woman for a cup of water, Joh. 4.2 when he was thirsty. Again, when he was to pay tribute, he had not wherewith to pay it, but was fain, (as it were) to be heholding to a fish for it. And though he made heaven, and earth, yet he had no habitation of his own; The Foxes had holes, and the Birds of the air had nests, but the Son of man had not where to lay his head. When he was to ride in pomp to Jerusalem, he had not a beast of his own, he was fain to send for, and ride upon another mans Ass, all his life it was a state of poverty.
Hie was made sinne for us; wee cannot have a greater argument of Christs poverty, then to bee made sinne for vs, sinne is the poorest thing in the world, and the cause of all beggery, and poverty, and misery: hee was made under the law, and so became a curse for us, hee was made sinne, a sacrifice for our sinne. In particular, hee was borne of a poore Virgin, and instead of a better place, hee was laid in an Inne,1 and in the basest place in the Inne, in the manger, As soone as hee was borne, his birth was revealed to poore Shepheards, not to Emperours, and Kings, not to C•sar at Rome, Then presently after his birth hee was banished together with his mother into Aegypt. When hee came home againe, hee was faine to be beholding to a poore woman for a cup of water,