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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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1Again, all the inherent part of our riches, infused into our nature, it comes by the Spirit of God: now the Spirit of God had not been sent, if God had not been satisfied, and appeased first: because the holy Ghost is the gift of the Father, and the Son, he comes from both; therefore there must be satisfaction, and reconciliation before the Holy Ghost could be given, which enricheth our nature immediately; the immediate cause of sending the Holy Ghost, it is Christs coming in our nature: Now if God had not been satisfied in his justice, he would never have given the Holy Ghost which is the greatest gift next to Christ, therefore Christ became poor to make us rich, that we might have the Holy Ghost shed in our hearts.
1Againe, all the inherent part of our riches, infused into our nature, it comes by the Spirit of God: now the Spirit of God had not beene sent, if God had not beene satisfied, and appeased first: because the holy Ghost is the gift of the Father, and the Son, he comes from both; therfore there must be satisfaction, and reconciliation before the Holy Ghost could be given, which inricheth our nature immediately; the immediate cause of sending the Holy Ghost, it is Christs comming in our nature: Now if God had not beene satisfied in his justice, he would never have given the Holy Ghost which is the greatest gift next to Christ, therefore Christ became poore to make us rich, that wee might have the Holy Ghost shed in our hearts.
- 1Else we could not have the spirit.
1Now all these riches that we have by Christ, it supposeth union with him by faith, as the riches of the wife supposeth marriage; union is the ground of all the comfort we have by Christ; our communion springs from union with him, which is begun in effectual calling, as soon as we are taken out of old Adam, and ingrafted into him, all becomes ours. Christ procures the spirit, the spirit works faith, faith knits us to Christ, and by this union we have communion of all the favours of this life and the life to come: therefore I say all is grounded upon union by the grace of faith. Christ married our nature that we might be married to him by his spirit: and until there be a union, there is no derivation of grace, and comfort. The head only hath influence to the members that are knit