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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, hath the poverty of Christ made us rich; what will his riches do? Could he save us when he was at the lowest, when he was on the Cross, and satisfy divine justice by his death; what can he do for us now he is in heaven, and hath triumphed over all his enemies? what can we look for now by his riches, that have so much by his poverty? therefore we may reason with the Apostle, Rom. 5.10.2 If when we were enemies ⟨p. 33⟩we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; how much more being reconciled shall we be saved by his life? It is a strong argument, not only as it hath respect to us, because there is more likelihood that any good should be done for us now when we are reconciled to God, than before, when we were enemies: but also as it hath respect to Christ, since he hath stuck not to reconcile us to God by his death, cannot be unwilling to save us by his life: and he that was able to redeem us by dying for us, is more clearly and evidently powerful to save us now he lives and reigns triumphantly in heaven. For, is not he able to preserve us, to protect us, and invest us into the glory that he hath purchased for us; he that did so much for us in the time of his abasement, will he not preserve the riches he hath gotten for us? Is he not in heaven in majesty, to apply all that he hath gotten? Is he not our intercessor at the right hand of God, to appear before God for us to make all good? Certainly he will preserve that which he hath procured by his death.
1Againe, hath the poverty of Christ made us rich; what will his riches doe? Could hee save us when hee was at the lowest, when hee was on the Crosse, and satisfie divine justice by his death; what can he doe for us now hee is in heaven, and hath triumphed over all his enemies? what can we looke for now by his riches, that have so much by his poverty? therefore we may reason with the Apostle, Rom. 5.10.2 If when we were enemies