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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.
It is a Mystery: now therefore it must have a double veil took off, a veil from the thing, and the veil from our eyes. It is a Mystery, in regard of the things themselves, and in regard of us. It is not sufficient, that the things be lightsome that are now revealed by the Gospel, but there must be that taken from our hearts, that hinders our sight. The Sun is a most glorious creature,1 the most visible object of the world; what is that to a blind man, that hath scales on his eyes? So Divine Truth is glorious, it is Light in it self, but there are scales on the eyes of the soul, there is a film that must be taken off: there is a veil over the heart, as S. Paul saith of the Jews; therefore they could not see the scope of Moses, directing all to Christ: naturally, there is a veil over mens hearts; and that is the reason, that though they have never so many parts, and the things be light in themselves, yet they cannot see: Therefore, I say, the veil must be taken both from the things, and ⟨p. 22⟩from our hearts, that Light being shed into lightsome hearts, both may close together.
It is a Mysterie: now therefore it must have a double veile tooke off, a veile from the thing, and the veile from our eyes. It is a Mysterie, in regard of the things themselves, and in regard of us. It is not sufficient, that the things be lightsome that are now revealed by the Gospel, but there must be that taken from our hearts, that hinders our sight. The Sunne is a most glorious creature,1 the most visible object of the world; what is that to a blind man, that hath skales on his eyes? So Divine Truth is glorious, it is Light in it selfe, but there are skales on the eyes of the soule, there is a filme that must be taken off: there is a veile over the heart, as S. Paul saith of the Iewes; therefore they could not see the scope of Moses, directing all to Christ: naturally, there is a veile over mens hearts; and that is the reason, that though they have never so many parts, and the things be light in themselves, yet they cannot see: Therefore, I say, the veile must be taken both from the things, and ⟨p. 22⟩from our hearts, that Light being shed into lightsome hearts, both may close together.