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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.
The same word implies the Truths themselves, and the affection and disposition of the soul toward them Truths, to show that both must alway go together. Wheresoever Christian Truth is known as it should be, there is a supernatural Light; it is not only a godly Truth in it self, but it is embraced with godly affections. These blessed Truths of the Gospel, they require and breed a godly disposition; the end of them, is godliness, they frame the soul to godliness. Thus we see the Truths themselves are godliness, carrying us to God, and holiness; that I need not ⟨p. 5⟩much stand on. But that there must be an affection answerable, and that this Truth breeds this, is a little to be considered, Why is Religion it self called Faith, and the grace in the soul also called Faith? To show that Faith, that is, the Truth revealed (as we say, the Apostles Faith) it breeds Faith, and must be apprehended by Faith: therefore one word includes both the object, the thing believed, and likewise the disposition of the soul to that object: So, here godliness is the thing it self, the Principles of Religion, and likewise the disposition of the soul, that those Truths work, where they are entertained as they should be. Hence follows these other Truths briefly.
The same word implyes the Truths themselves, and the affection and disposition of the soule toward them Truths, to shew that both must alway goe together. Wheresoever Christian Truth is knowne as it should be, there is a supernaturall Light; it is not onely a godly Truth in it selfe, but it is embraced with godly affections. These blessed Truths of the Gospel, they require and breed a godly disposition; the end of them, is godlinesse, they frame the soule to godlinesse. Thus we see the Truths themselves are godlinesse, carrying us to God, and holinesse; that I need not ⟨p. 5⟩much stand on. But that there must be an affection answerable, and that this Truth breeds this, is a little to be considered, Why is Religion it selfe called Faith, and the grace in the soule also called Faith? To shew that Faith, that is, the Truth revealed (as we say, the Apostles Faith) it breeds Faith, and must be apprehended by Faith: therefore one word includes both the object, the thing beleeved, and likewise the disposition of the soule to that object: So, here godlinesse is the thing it selfe, the Principles of Religion, and likewise the disposition of the soule, that those Truths worke, where they are entertained as they should be. Hence followes these other Truths briefely.