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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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There is a contrary disposition in Gods people to carnal Papists: 1they vex, that Mysteries should be discovered; Gods people grieve, that they are not discovered enough: they make a perverse use of this; divine Truths are Mysteries, therefore they may not be published to people: nay divine truths are Mysteries, therefore they must be unfolded. Hence comes the necessity of the Ministry: for, if the Gospel be a Mystery, that is, a hidden kind of knowledge, then there must be some to reveal it. God hath therefore stablished an Office in the ⟨p. 28⟩Church, with which he joins his own sacred Spirit, that both Ordinance and Spirit joining together, the veil may be taken off; How can they understand, without a Teacher? And, To us is committed the dispensation, to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ, saith S. Paul. Therefore there is this Ordinance, to unfold these depths, as much as may serve for us. Profane people, they think they know enough, they need not be taught; as if this were a shallow Mystery, or none at all. It argues a profane and naughty heart, not to attend upon all sanctified means; all is little enough: And sometimes God will not grant his Spirit in one means, because he will make us go to another, and from that •o another, and run through all. He denies his Spirit of purpose in hearing, because he will have us to read; and denies it in that, because he will have us confer, and practise the Communion of Saints; and all little enough, to apprehend this glorious excellent Mystery. A man may know a profane heart therefore, by despising the improvement of any means of knowledge. It is a Mystery; therefore Gods people desire to have it taught.
There is a contrarie disposition in Gods people to carnall Papists: 1they vex, that Mysteries should be discovered; Gods people grieve, that they are not discovered enough: they make a perverse use of this; divine Truths are Mysteries, therfore they may not be published to people: nay divine truths are Mysteries, therefore they must be unfolded. Hence comes the necessity of the Ministery: for, if the Gospel be a Mysterie, that is, a hidden kind of knowledge, then there must be some to reveale it. God hath therfore stablished an Office in the ⟨p. 28⟩