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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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And (which adds to this abasement of Christ) it was from an excellent condition to so low a state;1 as we say, It is a miserable thing for a man to have been happy, it makes him more sensible of his misery, then in other men: for Christ who was alway in the presence, and favour of heaven, to come into the Virgins womb, for him to stand in need of the necessities of this life, for life to die, for riches to become poor, for the glory of heaven, and earth to be abased, for the Lord of all to become a servant to his own servants, it must needs been great abasement to him that was so highly advanced to become so poor.
And (which adds to this abasement of Christ) it was from an excellent condition to so low a state;1 as we say, It is a miserable thing for a man to have beene happy, it makes him more sensible of his misery, then in other men: for Christ who was alway in the presence, and favour of heaven, to come into the Virgins wombe, for him to stand in neede of the necessities of this life, for life to die, for riches to become poore, for the glory of heaven, and earth to be abased, for the Lord of all to become a servant to his owne servants, it must needs been great abasement to him that was so highly advanced to become so poore.
- 1Aggravation of Christs poverty.
But though Christ became thus poor,1 yet he ceased not then to be rich, but that his riches was veiled with our flesh. The Sun though he be kept from our sight by clouds, he is the Sun still,2 and hath his own proper lustre still, he is as glorious in himself as ever he was, though he be not so to us: so Christ veiled his divinity under our humane nature, and under our misery, he became man, and a curse, therefore though he were the Son of righteousness, glorious in himself, yet to appearance he was otherwise, he became poor.