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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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And that we may the better do this,1 let us labour to have as deep conceits in our understandings, as we can of that Mystery of sinfulness that is in us, and that Mystery of misery. It is not to be conceived, the cursed state we are in by nature; It is not to be conceived, what a depth of corruption is in this heart of ours, and how it issues out in sinful thoughts, and speeches, and actions every day: Indeed there is a height, and breadth, and depth of corruption in mans heart, & there is a height, and breadth, and depth of the misery of man: for as it is said of this blessed estate, neither eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, nor hath entered into the heart of man, to conceive the things that God hath prepared for those that love him; so indeed, neither eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, nor hath entered into the heart of man, to conceive the misery that men are in by nature; only there are some flashes of conscience, to give a little taste in this World, of that Misery that men, in the state of Nature, fall into, when they go hence. ⟨p. 40⟩Therefore, the more clear knowledge we have of the Mystery of corruption; how prone our hearts are to deceive us, and of the great misery we are in by nature: the more we shall wonder at the boundless and bottomless goodness of God, in the Mystery of our salvation; the one will sharpen the appetite of the other. And indeed, we ought to have views of these two every day, to look to the state we are brought out of, if we believe. If we be not yet in the state of grace, consider but what we are; how little there is between us, and eternal destruction; that we are ready to drop into Hell irrecoverably: and withal, consider again the infinite love of God in Jesus. These be things fit, to take up our thoughts.
And that we may the better doe this,1 let us labour to have as deepe conceits in our understandings, as we can of that Mystery of sinfulnes that is in us, and that Mysterie of misery. It is not to be conceived, the cursed state we are in by nature; It is not to be conceived, what a depth of corruption is in this heart of ours, and how it issues out in sinfull thoughts, and speeches, and actions every day: Indeed there is a height, and breadth, and depth of corruption in mans heart, & there is a height, and bredth, and depth of the misery of man: for as it is said of this blessed estate, neither eye hath seene, nor eare hath heard, nor hath entred into the heart of man, to conceive the things that God hath prepar'd for those that love him; so indeed, neither eye hath seene, nor eare hath heard, nor hath entred into the heart of man, to conceive the misery that men are in by nature; onely there are some flashes of conscience, to give a little taste in this World, of that Misery that men, in the state of Nature, fall into, when they goe hence.