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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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1We must desire God to open our eyes; that as the Light hath shined,1 as the Apostle faith, Tit. 2. the Grace of God hath shined; as there is a lightsomeness in the Mysteries, so there may be in our eye. There is a double Light required to all things in nature, the lightsomeness in the Medium, and in the sight; so here, though the Mysteries be now revealed by Preaching, and Books, and other helps; yet to see this Mystery, and make a right use of it, there is required a spiritual Light, to join with this outward Light. And hence comes a necessity of depending upon Gods Spirit,3 in conversing in this Mystery. There must be an using of all helps, and means, or else we tempt God; we must read, and hear, ⟨p. 25⟩and above all, we must pray: as you see David, in Psal. 119.4 Open mine eyes, Lord, that I may see wonders in thy Law. There are wonders in thy Law, but my eyes must be opened, to see them. He had sight before, but he desires still a further and clearer sight; and as the poor man in the Gospel, that cried after Christ, when he was asked, What wouldest thou have? Lord, that mine eyes might be opened. So should every one of us (considering it is such a ravishing Mystery) cry after God, and Christ; Lord, that my eyes might be opened, that I may see wonders in thy Law; that I may see the wonders in thy Gospel, the unsearchable riches of Christ. Therefore it is that S. Paul, in Ephes. 1.5 and Ephes. 3.6 he prays for the Spirit of revelation, that God would vouchsafe that Spirit to take away the veil of ignorance and unbelief from our souls, that we may see, and as it is,