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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.
1The main hindrances are, a double veil of Ignorance, and Unbelief that we do not see the glorious light of God, shining in Jesus Christ; or else if we do know it, we do not believe it, and thereupon instead of that blessed disposition that should be in the soul, there comes an admiration of carnal excellencies, a delighting in base things.
1The maine hindrances are, a double vayle of Ignorance, and Unbeleefe that we doe not see the glorious light of God, shining in Iesus Christ; or else if we doe know it, we doe not beleeve it, and thereupon instead of that blessed disposition that should be in the soule, there comes an admiration of carnall excellencies, a delighting in base things.
- 1Ignorance.
This Ignorance is partly from the darkness of our own hearts, being overcast sometimes, that such great things are too good to be true, our ⟨p. 239⟩hearts have a hell of unbelief in them.
This Ignorance is partly from the darknesse of our owne hearts, being overcast sometimes, that such great things are too good to be true, our ⟨p. 239⟩hearts have a hell of unbeleefe in them.
And sometimes the policy of Satan, who casts dust in our eyes, and labours that we may not see the glory of God in the Gospel,