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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.
By imputation,1 his righteousness, and obedience is ours, his discharge for our debts is imputed to us, and likewise his righteousness for the attaining of heaven: he having satisfied for our sins, God is reconciled to us, and thereupon we are justified, and freed from all our sins, because they are punished in Christ: for the justice of God cannot punish one sin twice, so we come to be reconciled, because we are justified, and we are justified from our sins, because Christ as a surety hath discharged the full debt.
By imputation,1 his righteousnesse, and obedience is ours, his discharge for our debts is imputed to us, and likewise his righteousnesse for the attaining of heaven: he having satisfied for our sinnes, God is reconciled to us, and thereupon we are justified, and freed from all our sinnes, because they are punished in Christ: for the justice of God cannot punish one sin twise, so we come to bee reconciled, because we are justified, and we are justified from our sins, because Christ as a surety hath discharged the full debt.
- 1We are rich by imputation.
And hence it is that we are freed from all that is truly ill, from the wrath of God, and eternal damnation, and freedom from the greatest ill, hath respect of the greatest good: for what had we been, if we had lien under that cursed condition? But Gods works are complete, he works like a God, therefore we are not only freed from evil in justification, but entitled to heaven, and life everlasting.
And hence it is that wee are freed from all that is truely ill, from the wrath of God, and eternall damnation, and freedome from the greatest ill, hath respect of the greatest good: for what had we beene, if we had lien under that cursed condition? But Gods workes are compleat, hee workes like a God, therefore we are not onely freed from evill in justification, but intitled to heaven, and life evelasting.