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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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The affections are planted for this •nd,1 upon the report of that which is good to them, to embrace it, to •oyne with it: therefore let us never think our state good, till we find our hearts warmed with the goodness of divine supernatural Truths. Oh, how do I love thy law• saith David. He wonders at his own affections. Let us labour to have great affections, answerable to the things, and never leave, till we can love them, and joy and delight in them, as the greatest things; and with blessed S. Paul, account all as d•ng and dross, in comparison of them. That knowledge is only saying knowledge, that works the heart to a love, to a joy, and delight, that works the whole man to practise, and obedience; that is only spiritual knowledge. All other knowledge serves for nothing,2 but to minister God matter of justifying our damnation: that our damnation will be just, that knowing these things, we do not work our hearts to love them, but we rest in the naked barren knowledge of them. It is a pitiful thing, to know things no further, and no deeper, then to minister matter of our just damnation. Now all that have not a transforming knowledge, that have not a spiritual knowledge, they are in this state. Therefore we should labour to see spiritual things, in a spiritual Light: for where spiritual Light is, there is alway spiritual heat; where spiritual evidence is in the understanding, there is spiritual embracing in the ⟨p. 50⟩affections; evidence brings quickness; supernatural light, and supernatural life, they go together. Let us labour therefore, that our apprehension of these great Mysteries may be supernatural, and spiritual; and then as the judgement apprehends them without controversy to be true, the affections will be present, to close with them. So much for the Preface, Without controversy, great is the Mystery of Godliness. Now we come to the particulars of this great Mystery,
The affections are planted for this •nd,