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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.
1But more particularly, what be the riches that we have by the poverty of Christ?
- 1Quest.
First our debt must be paid before we could be enriched,1 we are indebted for our souls, and bodies,2 we did owe more then we were worth, we were under Satan's kingdom; therefore Christ discharged our debt.1 There is a double debt that he discharged, the debt of obedience, & the debt of punishment, Christ satisfied both, for the debt of obedience, he fulfilled the law perfectly, and exactly for us, and for the debt of punishment he suffered death for us, and satisfied divine justice, so by his poverty we are made rich, by way of satisfaction for our debts.
First our debt must be paid before wee could bee enriched,1 wee are indebted for our soules, and bodies,2 wee did owe more then wee were worth, we were under Sathans kingdome; therefore Christ discharged our debt.1 There is a double debt that he discharged, the debt of obedience, & the debt of punishment, Christ satisfied both, for the debt of obedience, he fulfilled the law perfectly, and exactly for us, and for the debt of punishment hee suffered death for us, and satisfied divine justice, so by his poverty wee are made rich, by way of satisfaction for our debts.