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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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1Because there is mischief, and error, and wickedness conveyed under seeming Truth,2 and goodness, and virtue; even as in this, Grace and Goodness is conveyed to the world under a show of baseness and meanness.3 Therefore in Rev. 7. it is said, the Beast hath Mystery in her forehead. Indeed there is the Mystery of iniquity in Popery; it was literally performed in Julius the second: for in his Papal Cro•ne there was written, Mysterium, &c. till at last it was blotted out,4 and in stead ⟨p. 33⟩thereof was written, Julius Secundus Papa: They began to smell, it might be found out. This is recorded by those that saw it. It is a Mystery indeed, but a Mystery of iniquity. But more particularly,
1Because there is mischiefe, and errour, and wickednesse conveyed under seeming Truth,2 and goodnesse, and vertue; even as in this, Grace and Goodnesse is conveyed to the world under a shew of basenesse and meanenesse.3 Therefore in Rev. 7. it is said, the Beast hath Mysterie in her forehead. Indeed there is the Mysterie of iniquitie in Poperie; it was literally performed in Iulius the second: for in his Papall Cro•ne there was written, Mysterium, &c. till at last it was blotted out,4 and in stead ⟨p. 33⟩