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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.
When the soul is thus exercised,1 then it will be fit to glorify God,2 when it is in this frame, it will think it self too good, for any base service of sin: Eagles will not catch at flies; when the soul is lift up to consider Gods love, and mercy in Christ, will it be catching at every base thing in this world? No, it will not, the soul never sins, but when it looseth this frame, to have a judgement suitable to things, when our judgement and affections are lost of the best things, then comes in a judgement, and affection to other things as better; so losing that frame the soul should be in, we fall to the creature, to commit spiritual fornication with that.
When the soule is thus exercised,1 then it will be fit to glorifie God,2 when it is in this frame, it will thinke it selfe too good, for any base service of sinne: Eagles will not catch at flies; when the soule is lift up to consider Gods love, and mercy in Christ, will it be catching at every base thing in this world? No, it will not, the soule never sinnes, but when it looseth this frame, to have a judgement sutable to things, when our judgement and affections are lost of the best things, then comes in a judgement, and affection to other things as better; so losing that frame the soule should be in, we fall to the creature, to commit spirituall fornication with that.
- 1Answer.
- 2The benefit of this meditation.
Let us labour to keep our souls in this temper, ⟨p. 246⟩