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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.
1God in his infinite wisdom ordained this way,2 he thought it best, we may rest in that; but besides to stay our minds the better, we were to be restored by a way contrary to that we fell,1 we fell by pride; we must be restored by humility, we would be like GOD, GOD to expiate ⟨p. 23⟩it must become like us, and take our nature, and suffer in it.
1God in his infinite wisedome ordeyned this way,2 he thought it best, wee may rest in that; but besides to stay our mindes the better, we were to be restored by a way contrary to that we fell,1 wee fell by pride; wee must be restored by humility, wee would bee like GOD, GOD to expiate ⟨p. 23⟩it must become like us, and take our nature, and suffer in it.
- 1Answ.
- 2We are enriched by Christs poverty.We are inriched by Christs poverty.
- 1Because we fell by pride.Because wee fell by pride.
Then again,