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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.
And the means how we may come to glorify God.
And the meanes how we may come to glorifie God.
For the first, of glorifying God in general, I will not speak much, it would be large: and the point of glorifying God, is most sweetly considered, as invested in such a benefit as this, when we think of it, not as an Idea only, but think of it in Christ, for whom we have cause to glorify God,1 and for all the good we have by him.
For the first, of glorifying God in generall, I will not speake much, it would be large: and the point of glorifying God, is most sweetly considered, as invested in such a benefit as this, when we thinke of it, not as an Idea onely, but thinke of it in Christ, for whom we have cause to glorifie God,1 and for all the good wee have by him.
- 1How to know whether we glorify God.How to know whether we glorifie God.
1First then, we hold tune with the blessed Angels, in giving glory to God, when we exalt God in our souls, above all creatures and things in the world, when we lift him up in his own place, and let him be in our souls, as he is in himself, in the most holy; God is glorious, especially in his mercy and goodness; let him be so in our hearts, in these sweet Attributes, above all our unworthiness and sin: for God hath not glory from us, till we give him the highest place in our love, and joy and delight, and all those affections that are set upon good, when they are set upon him as the chief good, then we give him his due place in our souls, we ascribe to him that Divinity, and excellency, and eminency, that is due to him. And this especially appears in competition and opposition of other things;