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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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2Secondly, what Christ did for us, he did marvellous cheerfully and readily; oh what a desire he had to eat his last Passover, a little before he was crucified! With a desire have I desired to eat this passover with you: he was cheerful in it, he had a great desire to do us good; and, as he saith Joh. 4. when his disciples put him in mind of eating, ⟨p. 71⟩when he had not eat in a long time before, saith he, It is meat and drink to me to do the will of my Father: so whatsoever we do to others, we should do it cheerfully and readily, as he did.
2Secondly, what Christ did for us, he did marvellous chearfully and readily; oh what a desire he had to eate his last Passeover, a little before he was crucified! With a desire have I desired to eat this passeover with you: he was chearfull in it, he had a great desire to doe us good; and, as he saith Ioh. 4. when his disciples put him in mind of eating, ⟨p. 71⟩when he had not eat in a long time before, saith he, It is meat and drink to me to do the will of my Father: so whatsoever we do to others, we should do it chearefully and readily, as he did.
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Again,3 whatsoever Christ did for us, he did it out of love, and grace, and mercy, he did it inwardly from his very bowels: so when we do any thing for others, we should not only do the deed, but do it from an inward principle of love and mercy. Therefore the Scripture phrase is pour out thy bowels, and saith S. John, if a man see his brother in need, and pretend he loves God, and yet relieves him not, how is there bowels in such a man? and so in