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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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1Now, from these two veils that hinder the glory of God, there come other hindrances, for the soul of man will wonder and admire at some-what, it will have some-what in the eye of it, hereupon, not seeing, or not believing the mercy, and goodness, and love of God, and the excellent prerogatives of a Christian, issuing from the goodness of God, and the fruits of it, they dote upon some worldly excellency, either they are proud of their parts, and so God is robbed of his honour, or on creatures meaner then themselves; for the base nature of man, since the fall, it dotes upon earth, upon gold and silver, mean and base things, not to be compared to the excellency of man, or else upon some duties they perform, upon their own works, as if God should be beholding to them, for not knowing themselves well, and the infinite glory of God in Christ, that God must have all the glory, not only of happiness, but of grace that brings us to happiness, they glory in that they have done, as in Popery, they think they merit much by their performance. In the night time a Torch seems a goodly thing, and sometimes, ⟨p. 243⟩rotten wood will shine, but in the day time, when the Sun appears, the very stars shine not, we care not for meaner lights: for what good do they then? so the soul, when it wants a sight of the greatest excellency, it dotes upon rotten wood, upon every Torch light, many vain things seem to be great; a man may see by the dispositions of many, what they admire, and stand upon most, their carriages shows it well enough, it argues a corrupt, and weak judgement, you see what are the main hindrance•.
1Now, from these two vayles that hinder the glory of God, there come other hindrances, for the soule of man will wonder and admire at some-what, it will have some-what in the eye of it, hereupon, not seeing, or not beleeving the mercy, and goodnesse, and love of God, and the excellent prerogatives of a Christian, issuing from the goodnesse of God, and the fruits of it, they dote upon some worldly excellency, either they are proud of their parts, and so God is robbed of his honour, or on creatures meaner then themselves; for the base nature of man, since the fall, it dotes upon earth, upon gold and silver, meane and base things, not to be compared to the excellency of man, or else upon some duties they performe, upon their owne workes, as if God should be beholding to them, for not knowing themselves well, and the infinite glory of God in Christ, that God must have all the glory, not onely of happinesse, but of grace that brings us to happinesse, they glory in that they have done, as in Popery, they thinke they merit much by their performance. In the night time a Torch seemes a goodly thing, and sometimes,