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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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1We see here then that a Christians estate is carried under contraries,2 as Christ was, he was rich, and became poor, he carried his riches under poverty, he was glorious, but his glory was covered under shame, and disgrace: so it is with a Christian, he goes for a poor man in the world, but he is rich, he dies, but yet he lives, he is disgraced in the world, but yet he is glorious. As Christ came from heaven in a way of contraries: so we must be content to go to heaven in a seeming contrary way. Take no scandal therefore at the seeming poverty, and disgrace, and want of a Christian, Christ himself seemed to be otherwise to the world then he was: when he was poor, he was rich, and sometimes he discovered his riches: there were beams brake forth even in his basest estate, when he died, there was nothing stronger then Christs seeming weakness, in his lowest abasement he discovered the greatest power of his God-head: for he satisfied the justice of God, he overcame death, and his Fathers wrath, he triumphed over Satan, he trod on his head, (what hath Satan to do with us when Gods justice is satisfied) so that his hidden glory was discovered sometimes; so there is that appears ⟨p. 31⟩in the children of God, that others may see them to be rich if they did not close their eyes: but we must be content to pass to heaven as Christ our head did, as concealed men.
1We see here then that a Christians estate is caried under contraries,2 as Christ was, hee was rich, and became poore, hee caried his riches under poverty, he was glorious, but his glory was covered under shame, and disgrace: so it is with a Christian, he goes for a poore man in the world, but he is rich, he dies, but yet he lives, hee is disgraced in the world, but yet hee is glorious. As Christ came from heaven in a way of contraries: so wee must be content to goe to heaven in a seeming contrary way. Take no scandall therefore at the seeming poverty, and disgrace, and want of a Christian, Christ himselfe seemed to bee otherwise to the world then hee was: when hee was poore, he was rich, and sometimes he discovered his riches: there were beames brake forth even in his basest estate, when he died, there was nothing stronger then Christs seeming weaknesse, in his lowest abasement he discovered the greatest power of his God-head: for he fatisfied the justice of God, he overcame death, and his Fathers wrath, he triumphed over Sathan, hee trod on his head, (what hath Sathan to doe with us when Gods justice is satisfied) so that his hidden glory was discovered sometimes; so there is that appeares