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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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1As it draws spiritual life from Christ, so the encouragements are by Faith, to all other graces whatsoever, for patience, and love, &c. Faith must set before them the object, and the reasons from the glory to come, from the love of God in Christ, when Faith propounds all this, then it stirs and quickens all graces: Faith yields strong reasons, and discourse, to stir us up to whatsoever is necessary. Why do I hope for the glory to come? I believe it first. Why do I love God? I believe he is my Father, in Christ; all have strength from Love, and that from Faith: unless I believe that God loves me in Christ, I cannot love him; unless I love him, I can express no virtue for him, no patience, no good work: so it puts life into all; therefore, it is here put for ⟨p. 155⟩all, believed on in the World. It should stir us up to make much of this Faith, above all graces to desire it.
1As it drawes spirituall life from Christ, so the encouragements are by Faith, to all other graces whatsoever, for patience, and love, &c. Faith must set before them the object, and the reasons from the glory to come, from the love of God in Christ, when Faith propounds all this, then it stirres and quickens all graces: Faith yeelds strong reasons, and discourse, to stirre us up to whatsoever is necessarie. Why do I hope for the glory to come? I beleeve it first. Why doe I love God? I beleeve he is my Father, in Christ; all have strength from Love, and that from Faith: unlesse I beleeve that God loves me in Christ, I cannot love him; unlesse I love him, I can expresse no vertue for him, no patience, no good worke: so it puts life into all; therefore, it is here put for ⟨p. 155⟩all, beleeved on in the World. It should stirre us up to make much of this Faith, above all graces to desire it.
- 1Encouragements to believe, are from Christ.Encouragements to beleeve, are from Christ.