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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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1First of all, learn hence from blessed S. Paul, how to be affected,2 when we speak and think of the glorious Truth of God; that we should work upon our hearts, to have large thoughts & large expressions of it. S. Paul thought it not sufficient, to call it a Mystery, but a Great Mystery: he doth not only call it Riches, but unsearchable Riches. So when he speaks of the fruits of the Gospel, what strange words the Scripture hath? Peace of Conscience, that passeth understanding; and, •oy unspeakable and glorious▪ We are brought out of Darkness into marvellous Light: As if all things were full of wonder in the Gospel; both the thing, and the fruits of it. Surely, all that have the same spirit, and have their eyes open, to see ⟨p. 39⟩in any measure these excellent Mysteries, they are in some measure so disposed, as the blessed Apostle was; that is, they have full hearts; and answerable to that, they have full expressions: out of the riches and treasure of the heart, the mouth will speak.3 Therefore let us be ashamed of the deadness, and dullness, and narrowness of our hearts, when we are to conceive or speak of these things, and labour to have full expressions of them.
1First of all, learne hence from blessed S. Paul, how to be affected,2 when we speake and thinke of the glorious Truth of God; that we should work upon our hearts, to have large thoughts & large expressions of it. S. Paul thought it not sufficient, to call it a Mysterie, but a Great Mysterie: he doth not onely call it Riches, but unsearcheable Riches. So when he speakes of the fruits of the Gospel, what strange words the Scripture hath? Peace of Conscience, that passeth understanding; and, •oy unspeakable and glorious▪ Wee are brought out of Darknesse into marvellous Light: As if all things were full of wonder in the Gospel; both the thing, and the fruits of it. Surely, all that have the same spirit, and have their eyes open, to see