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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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1And it is not only meditation of these things, that will cause us to be heavenly-minded; but Christ, as a Head of influence in Heaven, conveys spiritual life, to draw us up: When I am ascended, I will draw all men after me. There is a virtue from Christ, that doth it; there is a necessity of ⟨p. 197⟩the cause, and consequence, as well as strength of reason and equity; there is an influence issuing from Christ our Head, to make us so indeed: therefore, those that are otherwise, they may thank themselves. The best of us (indeed) have cause to be abased, that we betray our comfort, and the means that we have of raising up our dead and dull hearts, for want of meditation. Let us but keep this Faith in exercise, that Christ is in Heaven in glory, and we in him are in Heaven as verily, as if we were there in our persons (as we shall be ere long) and then let us be uncomfortable, and base, and earthly-minded, if we can.
1And it is not only meditation of these things, that will cause us to be heavenly-minded; but Christ, as a Head of influence in Heaven, conveyes spirituall life, to draw us up: When I am ascended, I will draw all men after me. There is a vertue from Christ, that doth it; there is a necessitie of ⟨p. 197⟩the cause, and consequence, as well as strength of reason and equitie; there is an influence issuing from Christ our Head, to make us so indeed: therefore, those that are otherwise, they may thanke themselves. The best of us (indeed) have cause to be abased, that we betray our comfort, and the meanes that we have of raysing up our dead and dull hearts, for want of meditation. Let us but keepe this Faith in exercise, that Christ is in Heaven in glory, and we in him are in Heaven as verily, as if we were there in our persons (as we shall be ere long) and then let us be uncomfortable, and base, and earthly-minded, if we can.
- 1Influence from Christ, for this duty.Influence from Christ, for this dutie.