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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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4Again, where this Faith is, it is a triumphing, a conquering grace, a prevailing grace; it overcomes the world, and whatsoever is opposite: for, it sets before the soul greater things then the world can. The world presents terrors; what are these, to the glory that shall be revealed? The world sets out pleasures, to allure us; and profits, and favours; and this, and that: but what are all these, to the favour of God in Christ; what are they, to Heaven? What can the world set before ⟨p. 159⟩the soul of a believer, that is not beneath? Faith can raise the soul above all worldly things; it subdues the natural doubts and loves, the fears of troubles and cares for the world; and all the affections that were before ruling in the soul, Faith coming into the soul, subdues all to it self, and makes them all serviceable. Thus it prevails; if not at the first, yet in the continuance of time, it prevails by little and little, in the hearts of all believers. It is a victorious grace, as we see in Moses, and Abraham, &c. how it prevailed against all obstacles whatsoever. How many discouragements had blessed Abraham to leave his fathers house, and to go he knew not where; and after to sacrifice his son? Yet Faith overcame all. So Moses, to leave the Court, and to cleave to a despised people; what a work of Faith was there? Faith is victorious. Therefore, when people are drawn away with any thing; that the looks of any man scares them; that the very noise of danger affrights them, when the hope of any rising will make them warp, to do any thing; when the hope of any gain, will make them crack their conscience, where is the triumph of Faith? As I said before, there is a prevailing power in Faith; because Faith sets before the soul, that which is incomparably better, and incomparably worse: What is all that man can do, in comparison of Hell, and Damnation; conscience saith, if you do this, ye shall die: And on the other side, what is all the world can give, in comparison of Heaven; ⟨p. 160⟩which Faith presents to the eye of the believer.
4Againe, where this Faith is, it is a triumphing, a conquering grace, a prevailing grace; it overcomes the world, and whatsoever is opposite: for, it sets before the soule greater things then the world can. The world presents terrors; what are these, to the glorie that shall be revealed? The world sets out pleasures, to allure us; and profits, and favours; and this, and that: but what are all these, to the favour of God in Christ; what are they, to Heaven? What can the world set before