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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 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.
And then he makes us rich by infusion of his holy Spirit,1 by working all needful graces of sanctification in us, for by the virtue of Christs death the spirit is obtained, and by the spirit our natures are changed: so we have the riches of holiness from Christ, the graces of love, of contentment, of patience, & courage, &c. of his fullness we receive grace for grace, grace answerable to the grace that is in him, the same spirit that sanctified his humane nature, and knit it to his divine, it sanctifieth his members, and makes them rich in grace, and sanctification which is the best riches.
And then he makes us rich by infusion of his holy Spirit,1 by working all needfull graces of sanctification in us, for by the vertue of Christs death the spirit is obtained, and by the spirit our natures are changed: so wee have the riches of holinesse from Christ, the graces of love, of contentment, of patience, & courage, &c. of his fulnesse we receive grace for grace, grace answerable to the grace that is in him, the same spirit that sanctified his humane nature, and knit it to his divine, it sanctifieth his members, and makes them rich in grace, and sanctification which is the best riches.