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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.
Again,1 if it be a Mystery, then it should teach us to carry our selves suitable to it.2 Nature taught even the Heathens to carry themselves reverently in their Mysteries; procul este profani: away, be gone all profane. Let us carry our selves therefore reverently toward the Truth of God, towards all Truths, though they be never ⟨p. 16⟩so contrary to our reason; they are Mysteries altogether above Nature: There are some seeds of the Law in Nature, but there are no seeds in Nature of the Gospel; therefore we should come to it with a great deal of reverence. S. Paul teacheth us an excellent Lesson, Rom. 11.3 When he entered into a depth that he could not fathom, doth he cavil at it? No: Oh, the depth! Oh, the depth! So in all the Truths of God, when we cannot comprehend them, let us with silence reverence them, and say with him, Oh, the depth! Divine things are Mysteries, the Sacraments are Mysteries; let us carry our selves towards them with reverence. What is the reason, that there is one word in the Greek, and in other Languages, to signify both common, and profane? Because those that come with common affections, and common carriage,4 to holy things, they profane them; because, as the things are great, so they require a suitable carriage, not a common carriage. We profane the Sacrament, if we take the Bread and Wine as a common Feast: as S. Paul saith; You discern not the Lords Body. We profane Mysteries, when we discern not. Beasts and beast-like men discern not the relation of things; that these outward elements have reference to great matters, to the Body and blood of Christ: they do not discern them from common Bread and Wine, though they be used to raise up our souls to the Bread of Life.
Againe,1 if it be a Mysterie, then it should teach us to carry our selves sutable to it.