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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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Again,1 here is matter, not only for us men, put for the Angels of heaven to admire and wonder at this depth of goodness, and mercy in Christ, that he would become poor to make us rich by his poverty: see the exaltation of his love in this, saith Saint Bernard well, oh love that art so sweet, why becamest thou so bitter to thy self!2 whence flowed Christs love, and mercy that was so sweet in it self, that it should be only sour, and bitter to him from whence it had his rise, and spring? his love that is so sweet to us, it became bitter to him, he endured, and did that that we should have done, and suffered. There be some men that will do kindnesses, so that themselves may not be the worse, so that they may not be the poorer, that they may not be disgraced, or adventure the displeasure of others: but Christ hath done all this great kindness for us, by being poor for us, by taking our nature, our poverty, our misery: he doth us good in such a way as that he parted with heaven it self for a time, and with that sweet communion that he had with his Father, the dearest thing to him in the world: he parted with it for ou• sakes, that made him cry out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? hereupon he made us rich in a way that cost him something.
Againe,1 here is matter, not onely for us men, put for the Angells of heaven to admire and wonder at this depth of goodnesse, and mercy in Christ, that he would become poore to make us rich by his poverty: see the exaltation of his love in this, saith Saint Bernard well, ôh love that art so sweete, why becamest thou so bitter to thy selfe!2 whence flowed Christs love, and mercy that was so sweete in it selfe, that it should be onely sowre, and bitter to him from whence it had his rise, and spring? his love that is so sweet to us, it became bitter to him, he indured, and did that that we should have done, and suffered. There be some men that will doe kindnesses, so that themselues may not be the worse, so that they may not be the poorer, that they may not be disgraced, or adventure the displeasure of others: but Christ hath done all this great kindnesse for us, by being poore for us, by taking our nature, our poverty, our misery: he doth us good in such a way as that hee parted with heaven it selfe for a time, and with that sweete communion that hee had with his Father, the dearest thing to him in the world: he parted with it for ou sakes, that made him cry out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? hereupon he made us rich in a way that cost him something.