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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1God respects no callings.
- 1God respects no callings.
He will confound the pride of men, that set so much by that, that God so little respects, and to comfort men in all conditions.
1Again, the Angels appeared to them in the middest of their business, and callings; and indeed Gods people, as Moses, and others, have had the sweetest intercourse with God in their ⟨p. 205⟩affairs; and oft times it is the fittest way to hinder Satan's temptations, and to take him off, to be employed in business, rather then to struggle with temptations; we many times meet with comfort in our business in our callings, that without it in speculation, and otherwise, we should never have.
1Againe, the Angels appeared to them in the middest of their businesse, and callings; and indeed Gods people, as Moses, and others, have had the sweetest entercourse with God in their ⟨p. 205⟩affaires; and oft times it is the fittest way to hinder Satans temptations, and to take him off, to be imployed in businesse, rather then to struggle with temptations; we many times meet with comfort in our businesse in our callings, that without it in speculation, and otherwise, wee should never have.