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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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Therefore, let not the Devil abuse us, nor our own false hearts, to pretend a share in this glory, when we find no change in our selves when we find not so much strength, as to get the victory over the base and vile corruptions of the world.1 The Apostle from this ground, infers mortification of our earthly members: You are risen with Christ, 2your life is hid with Christ in God; and, we are dead with Christ: Therefore we ought to mortify all sinful lusts. For, the soul being finite, it cannot be carried up to these things, that are of a spiritual, holy, and divine consideration; but it must dye in its love, and affection, and care to earthly things, and sinful courses. Therefore, let us never think that we believe these things indeed, unless we find a disposition by grace, to kill and subdue all things that are contrary to this condition. ⟨p. 194⟩Though somewhat there will be in us, to humble us; or else, why are Precepts of Mortification given to them that were Saints already, but that there is somewhat will draw us down, to abase us? But this is no comfort to him that is not the child of God, that lives in filthy courses, that he might easily command him self in; let him abandon the name of a Christian, he hath no interest to the comfort of this, that Christ is received up to glory.
Therefore, let not the Devill abuse us, nor our owne false hearts, to pretend a share in this glory, when we finde no change in our selves when we finde not so much strength, as to get the victorie over the base and vile corruptions of the world.1 The Apostle from this ground, inferres mortification of our earthly members: You are risen with Christ, 2your life is hid with Christ in God; and, we are dead with Christ: Therefore we ought to mortifie all sinfull lusts. For, the soule being finite, it cannot be carryed up to these things, that are of a spirituall, holy, and divine consideration; but it must dye in its love, and affection, and care to earthly things, and sinfull courses. Therfore, let us never thinke that we beleeve these things indeed, unlesse we finde a disposition by grace, to kill and subdue all things that are contrarie to this condition.