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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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1Yes: but in Faith, as far as it is Faith, there is no doubting,2 no contrariety; for staggering, and wavering, is contrary to the nature of Faith, and believing: but because there are ⟨p. 45⟩two contrary Principles alway in a believer, therefore there is doubting in a believer, and wavering. Therefore we are exhorted to grow more and more; and the end of the Ministry, is not only to lay the foundation of a believer at the first, but to build them up, that they be not carried away with every vain Doctrine. It is a Truth, confessed to be true: for Divine Truths are conveyed in an History, in the History of the Gospel; and what ground have we to call them in question,3 more then the story of Thucydides, 4or the story of Livy, or such like? we take them, because they are the Histories of such Times: so the Mystery of the Gospel is without controversy, because it is a Mystery in a History. In this respect, a man is more unreasonable, that denies it, then he that denies▪ Livy's Book to be Livy's, or Tacitus to be Tacitus. No man calls these into question▪ why should we question this, that is the Mystery of Godliness, set down in the History of Christ, of his Birth, his Life, and Death, &c. But not to press that further.
1Yes: but in Faith, as farre as it is Faith, there is no doubting,2 no contrarietie; for staggering, and wavering, is contrarie to the nature of Faith, and beleeving: but because there are ⟨p. 45⟩two contrarie Principles alway in a beleever, therefore there is doubting in a beleever, and wavering. Therefore we are exhorted to grow more and more; and the end of the Ministerie, is not onely to lay the foundation of a beleever at the first, but to build them up, that they be not carryed away with every vaine Doctrine. It is a Truth, confessed to be true: for Divine Truths are conveyed in an Historie, in the Historie of the Gospel; and what ground have wee to call them in question,