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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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5Again, where this believing is, it is a working grace,2 it works by love; by the love to God, it desires the communion and fellowship of that it desires; and it works by love, to other believers: it works towards Satan hatred, toward wicked men, strangeness in conversation. It is a working grace; it works by love, to all good to God and Gods people, and to our selves; it makes us have too high esteem of our selves, to be stained with the base services of sin; it works every way, and indeed it must needs be so, when Faith sets before the soul the love of God, in Christ: Hath God loved me so, to redeem me from such misery by such a course as this, God manifest in the flesh; to advance me to such happiness, being (such as I was before) a sinner? Oh, the thought of this will constrain us, as the phrase of the Apostle is; The love of Christ constraineth me: and then the soul will be active, and earnest in any thing, that may be for the honour of Christ. Hath Christ thought nothing too dear for me, not his own blood; for the salvation of my soul, is the price of his blood: He came down from Heaven, he was God manifest in the flesh, on purpose, in love to my soul; and shall I think any thing too dear for him? And thereupon Faith works, and stirs up love; and when it is stirred up by it, it is acted by it; it useth the love of God, in all the performance of worship to God, and in doing all good to our ⟨p. 161⟩brethren, and to our selves, to carry our selves as we should every way.
5Againe, where this beleeving is, it is a working grace,2 it works by love; by the love to God, it desires the communion and fellowship of that it desires; and it workes by love, to other beleevers: it workes towards Satan hatred, toward wicked men, strangenesse in conversation. It is a working grace; it workes by love, to all good to God and Gods people, and to our selves; it makes us have too high esteeme of our selves, to be stained with the base services of sinne; it workes every way, and indeed it must needs be so, when Faith sets before the soule the love of God, in Christ: Hath God loved me so, to redeeme me from such misery by such a course as this, God manifest in the flesh; to advance me to such happinesse, being (such as I was before) a sinner? Oh, the thought of this will constraine us, as the phrase of the Apostle is; The love of Christ constraineth me: and then the soule will be active, and earnest in any thing, that may be for the honour of Christ. Hath Christ thought nothing too deare for me, not his owne blood; for the salvation of my soule, is the price of his blood: He came downe from Heaven, he was God manifest in the flesh, on purpose, in love to my soule; and shall I thinke any thing too deare for him? And thereupon Faith workes, and stirres up love; and when it is stirred up by it, it is acted by it; it useth the love of God, in all the performance of worship to God, and in doing all good to our