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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1Alas, I cannot but lament the poor profession of many. How do they justify their profession? How do they make good, that they have the Spirit of God raising them above other men, when they live no be•ter then Pagans, (nay, not so well) under the profession of the Gospel, and Religion? Would Pagans live as many men do? Did they not keep their words better? Were they so loose in their lives, and conversations; and so licentious? Would they swear by their gods idly? Most of our ordinary people are worse then Pagans. Where is the justifying of Religion? If Turks and Heathens should see them, they would say; You talk of Religion, but where is the power of it? If you had the power of it, you would express it more in your fidelity, and honesty, ⟨p. 91⟩and mercy, and love, and sobriety. The Kingdom of God, that is, the manifestation of the Government of Christ; it is not in word, but in power. Therefore let us labour to justify, that we are subjects of that Kingdom, by the power of it.
1Alas, I cannot but lament the poore profession of many. How doe they justifie their profession? How doe they make good, that they have the Spirit of God raysing them above other men, when they live no be•ter then Pagans, (nay, not so well) under the profession of the Gospel, and Religion? Would Pagans live as many men doe? Did they not keepe their words better? Were they so loose in their lives, and conversations; and so licentious? Would they sweare by their gods idly? Most of our ordinarie people are worse then Pagans. Where is the justifying of Religion? If Turks and Heathens should see them, they would say; You talke of Religion, but where is the power of it? If you had the power of it, you would expresse it more in your fidelitie, and honestie, ⟨p. 91⟩and mercie, and love, and sobrietie. The Kingdome of God, that is, the manifestation of the Government of Christ; it is not in word, but in power. Therefore let us labour to justifie, that we are subjects of that Kingdome, by the power of it.
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