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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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1Therefore when we think of any one of the Persons in the Trinity, we must not exclude the rest, but include all, which is a comfortable consideration: because there is a sweet union of all the three Persons in the great work of salvation. As Christ saith, I in the Father, and the Father in me; not in essence alone he is God, and I am God, but I am in the Father, and he in me; I consent with the Father, and the Father with me; we both agree in the great work of salvation.
1Therefore when wee thinke of any one of the Persons in the Trinity, we must not exclude the rest, but include all, which is a comfortable consideration: because there is a sweet union of all the three Persons in the great work of salvation. As Christ saith, I in the Father, and the Father in me; not in essence alone he is God, and I am God, but I am in the Father, and he in me; I consent with the Father, and the Father with me; we both agree in the great worke of salvation.
- 1How to think of the persons in Trinity.How to think of the •ersons in Trinity.
Therefore we should return the glory of all the good we have to God the Father, and to Christ:1 and as it is in Revel. 5. Worthy is the Lamb, because he hath redeemed us. When we think of the good we have by Christ, worthy is the Lamb, because he shed his blood for us. The Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world, he is worthy of all praise and honour; we should honour the Father, and honour the Son, and the holy Spirit that applies the good we have by Christ to us. When we glorify God, let us glorify Christ too, Who together with the Father is to be glorified, because it was his grace to give him self, he made himself poor for us. We cannot honour the Father more then by honouring the Son: for God the Father will be seen in his Snne, as the Apostle saith, In Christ we behold the