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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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I beseech you consider of these things;1 Repent, for the Kingdom of God is near, saith the Baptist. What, shall we therefore give carnal liberty, to all looseness, as if Christ came to bring Christians liberty to licentiousness? shall we, instead of repenting, run further and further into guilt? and indispose our selves to all goodness? is that the reasoning of the Scriptures? No, repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand, change your lives, for Christ and the fruits of the Gospel are at hand. The grace of God hath appeared in Christ, what? to teach us to live as we list, and to be more disordered then at other times? oh no, to live soberly, and justly, not to wrong any body, and holy and godly in this present world, this is the Scriptures reasoning, and thus (if ever we look for comfort from God and Christ) we must reason too.
I beseech you consider of these things;1 Repent, for the Kingdome of God is neare, saith the Baptist. What, shall wee therefore give carnall liberty, to all loosenesse, as if Christ came to bring Christians liberty to licenciousnesse? shall we, insteed of repenting, runne further and further into guilt? and indispose our selves to all goodnesse? is that the reasoning of the Scriptures? No, repent, for the Kingdome of God is at hand, change your lives, for Christ and the fruites of the Gospell are at hand. The grace of God hath appeared in Christ, what? to teach us to live as we list, and to be more disordered then at other times? oh no, to live soberly, and justly, not to wrong any body, and holy and godly in this present world, this is the Scriptures reasoning, and thus (if ever we looke for comfort from God and Christ) we must reason too.
- 1What use to make Christs of coming.What use to make Christs of comming.
Let none think it too late, to speak of these things now, but those that have not had the grace of God, to keep them innocent, let them make use of the grace of God to repent, and as the phrase of some of the Ancients is, repentance is a board to escape to the shore,