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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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I will only make that use of it,1 that a great Scholar in his time once did upon the point;2 a noble Earle of Mirandula: If there be no calling these things into question, if they have been confirmed by so many Miracles, (as they have been in a strict sense) why then, how is it, that men live as if they made no question of the falsehood of them▪ what kind of men are those, that live as if it were without controversy, ⟨p. 44⟩[…] ⟨p. 45⟩[…] ⟨p. 44⟩[…] ⟨p. 45⟩[…] ⟨p. 46⟩that Christian Truths had no truth at all in them? M•n live so carelessly, and profanely, and slight and scorn these great Mysteries, as if they made no question but they are false; the lives of men show, that they believe not this; That it is out of question true:3 to give an instance or two. If a man were to go through a storm for some great matter, if he did believe he should have some great preferment, would he not adventure? Certainly, he would. Those therefore that will not venture any thing for this excellent Treasure, this unsearchable Treasure, for his interest in the Gospel;4 do they believe it? He that will not part with a penny, for the gaining of a thousand pound; doth he believe, that he shall have so much? Certainly he doth not; there is such a disproportion between that that he parts with, and that that is promised, that if he did believe it, his heart would yield and assent to it, he would redeem it with the loss of such a petty thing, much more in this case, having such an excellent Treasure propounded. Those therefore that will deny themselves no lust, that will part with nothing for Christs sake; do they believe these things, that the Apostle saith are without controversy? Certainly, they do not: for there is a less disproportion in the things I named before, then between any earthly thing and the great good things we have discovered here in the Mysteries of Salvation. Therefore, we may see by this, There is little faith in the World.