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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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1But you will say, How can the Angels help our souls any kind of way? they may help our outward man, or the State where we live; but what good do they to the inward man?
1But you will say, How can the Angels helpe our soules any kind of way? they may helpe our outward man, or the State where we live; but what good doe they to the inward man?
- 1Object.
1I answer: The inward man is especially subject to the Spirit of Christ;2 it is God that bows the neck of the inward man: But yet notwithstanding, if the Devils can suggest sin, Angels are as strong as Devils, and stronger and wiser too; they are wiser then the Devil is malicious, and stronger then the Devil is powerful: Whatsoever they can do in evil, the good Angels can in good. Therefore no question, but they suggest many thoughts that are good; they are not only a Guard about us, but they are Tutors, to teach and instruct us; they minister good thoughts, and stir up good motions and suggestions. They work not upon the heart of man, immediately to alter and change it, (that is proper to God) but by stirring up motions, and by way of suggestion; as the Devils do in ill, so they in good. Therefore it is said, they comforted our blessed Saviour; which I suppose, was more then by their presence. So they comfort Gods children, by presenting ⟨p. 109⟩to their thoughts, (we know not how, the manner is mystical, it is not for us to search into that) good motions, by stirring up to good, only the altering and changing of our dispositions, that is proper to the holy Spirit of God.