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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 then again,2 there is presently an alteration of the course; Jordan goes backward; there is a turning of a man wholly: for, Faith is a turning of the soul clean another way; it turns the soul from the world to God, and Christ; from the present evil world, to a better world. We see, as soon as Zacheus believed, his thoughts were altered, his esteem of the things of this life was altered; half my goods I give to the poor. We see, in the Acts of the Apostles, as soon as they believed, ⟨p. 156⟩[…] ⟨p. 157⟩[…] ⟨p. 158⟩they burned their Books. As soon as a man believes in Christ, down goes the esteem of the world, and all worldly things whatsoever, because he sees a higher excellency in Christ. The poor Gaoler, when he had mis-used the Apostles, as soon as he believed, we see how he neglects all, and makes a Feast for them presently. As soon as Faith enters into the soul, there is a mean and base esteem of all things,2 and a high esteem of Christ; All is dung, in comparison of Christ: There is a change of the soul; and an esteem, that goes before that change. We work, as we esteem, as soon as we believe, we esteem Christ, and the things of a better life, above all other things: And thereupon goes the whole soul, and the bent of it, that way, (though with some conflict.) We see in the Epistles of Saint Paul, before those men believed in Christ, the Ephesians, the Colossians, the Romans, &c. what wicked people they were before, and how they were changed, as soon as they believed, then they were Saints.
And then againe,2 there is presently an alteration of the course; Iordan goes backward; there is a turning of a man wholly: for, Faith is a turning of the soule cleane another way; it turns the soule from the world to God, and Christ; from the present evill world, to a better world. We see, as soone as Zacheus beleeved, his thoughts were altered, his esteeme of the things of this life was altered; halfe my goods I give to the poore. We see, in the Acts of the Apostles, as soone as they beleeved,