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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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1Take heed of pride: God himself emptied himself, and wilt thou be full of pride? He became of no reputation, and wilt thou stand upon terms of credit? He took upon him the form of ⟨p. 67⟩a servant, and wilt thou be altogether a Lord and King in thy affections, & not serve thy brethren? Did Christ do this, that thou shouldest be a proud person? He came to expiate thy pride: Away with thy proud conceits. If thou be too proud to follow and imitate humble men, yet think not thy self too good to imitate an humble God. There is no spirit more opposite to the spirit of a Christian, then a spirit swelling and lift up, that thinks it self too good to be abased in the service of others, that carries it self loftily. A proud spirit is most opposite to the Spirit of God, that became man to expiate this pride of ours, and to work our salvation in this flesh of ours. Of all sins, let us take heed of this Diabolical Satanical sin; let us be abased for Christ, that was abased for us: and as he left his Heaven; to do us good, he left Heaven it self; so let us, if we have a conceited heaven, and happiness in our selves, leave it, and become base and low, to do any good we can. Shall he stoop, and bend to us from Heaven to Earth, and conceal his Majesty, not to be known to be as he was; and shall not we stoop one to another, to do good, and come down from our conceited excellency?
1Take heed of pride: God himselfe emptied himselfe, and wilt thou be full of pride? He became of no reputation, and wilt thou stand upon termes of credit? He tooke upon him the forme of ⟨p. 67⟩a servant, and wilt thou be altogether a Lord and King in thy affections, & not serve thy brethren? Did Christ doe this, that thou shouldest be a proud person? He came to expiate thy pride: Away with thy proud conceits. If thou be too proud to follow and imitate humble men, yet thinke not thy selfe too good to imitate an humble God. There is no spirit more opposite to the spirit of a Christian, then a spirit swelling and lift up, that thinkes it selfe too good to be abased in the service of others, that carries it selfe loftily. A proud spirit is most opposite to the Spirit of God, that became man to expiate this pride of ours, and to worke our salvation in this flesh of ours. Of all sinnes, let us take heed of this Diabolicall Satanicall sinne; let us be abased for Christ, that was abased for us: and as he left his Heaven; to doe us good, he left Heaven it selfe; so let us, if we have a conceited heaven, and happinesse in our selves, leave it, and become base and low, to doe any good we can. Shall he stoupe, and bend to us from Heaven to Earth, and conceale his Majestie, not to be known to be as he was; and shall not wee stoupe one to another, to doe good, and come downe from our conceited excellencie?