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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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And add this as motive,1 as a plea, not to move God so much, as to move, and to satisfy our hearts, and to strengthen our faith, that it is the end of our lives, and the pitch of our desires to glorify God: therefore we desire God, to reveal himself so far to us, to be our Father in Christ, that we may glorify him, surely it is a forcible plea, God will do that that is suitable to his end, He hath made all things for his own glory, especially the work of Redemption in Christ, is for the glory of his rich mercy, and we desire the sense of his mercy and love, for this end, that we may be fitter to glorify God; it is a prevailing argument, fetched from Gods own end.
And adde this as motive,1 as a plea, not to move God so much, as to move, and to satisfie our hearts, and to strengthen our faith, that it is the end of our lives, and the pitch of our desires to glorifie God: therefore we desire God, to reveale himselfe so farre to us, to be our Father in Christ, that we may glorifie him, surely it is a forcible plea, God will doe that that is suteable to his end, He hath made all things for his owne glory, especially the worke of Redemption in Christ, is for the glory of his rich mercy, and we desire the sense of his mercy and love, for this end, that we may be fitter to glorifie God; it is a prevailing argument, fetched from Gods owne end.
- 1To glorify God, the end of our life.To glorifie God, the end of our life.
And let us labour daily more and more,3 to see the vanity of all things in the world: put the case we have honours, and large possessions in ⟨p. 250⟩