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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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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 ⟨p. 111⟩good to help any poor Christian? Oh, the pride of mans nature! when the more glorious nature of the Angels disdain not to be our servants; and not only to great and noble men, but to little ones, even to Lazarus. What a devilish quality is envy and pride, that stirs us up to disdain to be useful one to another, especially to those that are inferiors? We know it was the speech of wicked Cain; Am I my brothers keeper? Shall I stoop to him? Flesh and blood begins to take state upon it. Alas, if Angels had taken state upon them, where had this attendance bin? The Devils, that kept not their first standing, being proud spirits, they disdained the calling they had; the good Angels humble themselves. God himself,2 as it is Psal. 113. disdains not to look on things below. When the great God became man, shall we wonder that Angels should attend upon the nature that God hath so honoured? What a devilish sin then is envy, and pride, and disdain? Let these considerations move us, to be out of love with this disposition: the Angels joy at the conversion of others; shall that be our heart-smart and grief, that is the joy of Angels? Shall we despise the work of regeneration, and the image of God in another? Shall it be the joy of Angels, and shall it be our sorrow, the welfare and thriving of others spiritually or outwardly? Shall we, out of disdain and envy, think our selves too good to do any thing, when it is the delight of Angels?
1Againe, 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 doe not disdaine to comfort? To comfort and relieve one another, it is the worke of an Angel: Shall any man thinke himselfe too ⟨p. 111⟩