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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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But then we must learn this duty, not to grieve these good Spirits. As it is wondrous humility, that they will stoop to be servants to us, that are of a weaker baser nature then they; so it is wondrous patience, that they will continue still to guard us, notwithstanding ⟨p. 106⟩we do that that grieves those good spirits: one motive to keep us in the way of obedience, that we do not grieve those blessed spirits, that are our Guard and attendance. Let us consider, when we are alone; (it would keep us from many sins) no eye of man seeth; I, but God seeth, and conscience within seeth, and Angels without are witnesses; they grieve at it, and the Devils about us rejoice at it: These meditations, when we are solicited to sin, would withdraw our minds, and take up our hearts, if we had a spirit of faith to believe these things.
But then we must learne this dutie, not to grieve these good Spirits. As it is wondrous humilitie, that they will stoupe to be servants to us, that are of a weaker baser nature then they; so it is wondrous patience, that they will continue still to guard us, notwithstanding ⟨p. 106⟩we doe that that grieves those good spirits: one motive to keepe us in the way of obedience, that we doe not grieve those blessed spirits, that are our Guard and attendance. Let us consider, when we are alone; (it would keepe us from many sinnes) no eye of man seeth; I, but God seeth, and conscience within seeth, and Angels without are witnesses; they grieve at it, and the Devils about us rejoyce at it: These meditations, when we are sollicited to sinne, would withdraw our minds, and take up our hearts, if we had a spirit of faith to beleeve these things.
1Let us learn to make this use, likewise to magnify God, that hath thus honoured us; not only to take our nature upon him, to be manifest in the flesh; but also to give us his own attendance, his own Guard, a Guard of Ange•s. Indeed, we are in Christ above Angels,