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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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3Again, if we consider the Truth that they taught; being contrary to the nature of man, contrary to his affections; to enforce self-denial to men, that naturally are full of self-love, that make an Idol of their wit, and will: for them to come to be taught to be fools, in respect of wit, and to resign up their wills to ⟨p. 149⟩the will of another: for these men to believe things, that are above belief to carnal men, as St. Austin observes,2 it was the wonder of the world; what a kind of doctrine was this, to win such entertainment in the world as it did? yet it did make men deny themselves, deny their wits, their wills, their goods, their lives: Therefore, in this respect, it was a great Mystery, that Christ should be believed on in the World.
3Againe, if wee consider the Truth that they taught; being contrarie to the nature of man, contrarie to his affections; to enforce selfe-denyall to men, that naturally are full of selfe-love, that make an Idoll of their wit, and will: for them to come to be taught to be fooles, in respect of wit, and to resigne up their wills to ⟨p. 149⟩the will of another: for these men to beleeve things, that are above beleefe to carnall men, as St. Austin observes,2 it was the wonder of the world; what a kind of doctrine was this, to win such entertainment in the world as it did? yet it did make men denie themselves, denie their wits, their wills, their goods, their lives: Therefore, in this respect, it was a great Mysterie, that Christ should be beleeved on in the World.
- 3In respect of the Truth they taught.
- 2Aug.