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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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1This should teach us likewise to carry our selves answerable to our condition, to take a holy state upon us: we should think our selves too good, to abase our selves to sin, to be slaves to men, to flesh and blood, (be they what they will be) to the corruptions and humours of any man; since we have Angels to attend upon us: we are Kings, and have a Kingly Guard, it should move us to take a holy state upon us, it should force a carriage suitable to Kings, that have so glorious attendance. Undoubtedly, if we had a spiritual eye of Faith, to believe and to know this, answerable to the things themselves, and their excellency, it would work a more glorious disposition in Christians then there is, to carry our selves as if we were in Heaven before our time. Oh, that we had clear eyes, answerable to the excellency of the privileges that belong to us.
1This should teach us likewise to carry our selves answerable to our condition, to take a holy state upon us: we should think our selves too good, to abase our selves to sinne, to be slaves to men, to flesh and blood, (be they what they will be) to the corruptions and humours of any man; since we have Angels to attend upon us: we are Kings, and have a Kingly Guard, it should move us to take a holy state upon us, it should force a carriage sutable to Kings, that have so glorious attendance. Undoubtedly, if we had a spirituall eye of Faith, to beleeve and to know this, answerable to the things themselves, and their excellencie, it would worke a more glorious disposition in Christians then there is, to carry our selves as if we were in Heaven before our time. Oh, that we had cleare eyes, answerable to the excellencie of the priviledges that belong to us.
- 1To carry our selves answerable to our condition.
1Again, it should teach us, not to despise the meanest Christians, seeing Angels despise not to attend on them. Shall we disdain to relieve them, that the Angels do not disdain to comfort? To comfort and relieve one another, it is the work of an Angel: Shall any man think himself too