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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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The more like we are to Christ, the more like we shall be one to another. As if there be one Statue, or Picture, or Effigies, that is set for the first sample, the nearer the rest come to that, the more like they are one to another: so I say, the nearer Christians come to the first pattern of goodness, Christ himself (who is Gods master-piece (as it were) that which he glories in) the more we come to be like one another, and love and joy one in another. What is the sweet communion that we shall have one with another for ever in Heaven? Is it not that the Spirit shall be all in all in every one, and each shall look upon another, as perfect in grace and love, and so shall solace and delight themselves first in God, and Christ, and then in one another, admiring and reverencing the graces and sweetness one of another. This is the very joy of Heaven it self, and it is the Heaven upon Earth, when we can joy and solace our selves one in another, as we are good. Now the nearer we come to Christ who is the Image of God, the more we shall attain this. Therefore let us labour that Christ may be all in all in us; that as the soul doth act the body, so the Spirit of Christ may act us, that Christ may speak in us, and think in us, and love in us by his Spirit; that he may dwell in us, and joy, and hate in us by his Spirit; that we ⟨p. 68⟩may put off our selves, and our carnal affections and the Spirit of the world; and that we may put on Christ, and be clothed with him, that we may say with S. Paul, I live not, but Christ lives in me by his Spirit, whence was Paul stirred up to that? Oh saith he, Christ loved me, and gave himself for me, Gal. 2.1 The grace of Christ stirred him up. Christ loved me, and gave himself for me, and by his Spirit, he witnesseth to my soul that he did so. Therefore the life that I live, is by the Spirit of Christ, Christ lives in me.
The more like we are to Christ, the more like we shall be one to another. As if there be one Statue, or Picture, or Effigies, that is set for the first sample, the neerer the rest come to that, the more like they are one to another: so I say, the neerer Christians come to the first paterne of goodnesse, Christ himselfe (who is Gods master-piece (as it were) that which he glories in) the more we come to be like one another, and love and joy one in another. What is the sweet communion that we shall have one with another for ever in Heaven? Is it not that the Spirit shall be all in all in every one, and each shall looke upon another, as perfect in grace and love, and so shall solace and delight themselves first in God, and Christ, and then in one another, admiring and reverencing the graces and sweetnesse one of another. This is the very joy of Heaven it selfe, and it is the Heaven upon Earth, when we can joy and solace our selves one in another, as we are good. Now the neerer wee come to Christ who is the Image of God, the more we shall attaine this. Therefore let us labour that Christ may be all in all in us; that as the soule doth act the body, so the Spirit of Christ may act us, that Christ may speake in us, and think in us, and love in us by his Spirit; that he may dwell in us, and joy, and hate in us by his Spirit; that we