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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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And it is more proportionable to our weakness, to have men that speak out of experience from themselves, that preach the Gospel, that they have felt the comfort of themselves; it works the more upon us.1 Therefore, those that first preached the Gospel, they were such as had felt the sweetness of it themselves first. S. Paul, a great sinner out of the Church; and S. Peter, in the Church; he fell, after he was in the state of Grace: that these great Apostles might show to all people, that there is no ground of despair, if we humble our selves; if they be sins out of the Church, if they be sins against the first Table; as Paul, he was a blasphemer; or against the second, he was a persecutor; yet he found mercy, notwithstanding: and for this end he found mercy (he saith) that he might teach the mercy of God to others, that he might be an example of the mercy of God to ⟨p. 122⟩others. And so, if we relapse, and fall, let none despair: Peter, a great Teacher in the Church, an Apostle, see how foully he fell. Now, when men subject to the same infirmities, shall discover the mercy of God out of the Book of God, it works the more upon us.
And it is more proportionable to our weakenesse, to have men that speake out of experience from themselves, that preach the Gospel, that they have felt the comfort of themselves; it works the more upon us.1 Therefore, those that first preached the Gospel, they were such as had felt the sweetnesse of it themselves first. S. Paul, a great sinner out of the Church; and S. Peter, in the Church; he fell, after he was in the state of Grace: that these great Apostles might shew to all people, that there is no ground of despaire, if we humble our selves; if they be sinnes out of the Church, if they be sinnes against the first Table; as Paul, he was a blasphemer; or against the second, he was a persecutor; yet he found mercy, notwithstanding: and for this end he found mercy (he sayth) that he might teach the mercy of God to others, that he might be an example of the mercy of God to ⟨p. 122⟩others. And so, if we relapse, and fall, let none despaire: Peter, a great Teacher in the Church, an Apostle, see how foulely he fell. Now, when men subject to the same infirmities, shall discover the mercie of God out of the Booke of God, it workes the more upon us.