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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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In the next place,1 to give a few directions to maintain this peace actually, and continually every day.2 To walk with God, and to keep our daily peace with God, it requires a great deal of watchfulness, over our thoughts, for he is a Spirit; over our words and actions: watchfulness is the preserver of peace; where there is a great distance, between two that are at peace, it is not kept without acknowledgement of that distance, and without watchfulness: it is not here as it is in a peace that is between two Kings, that are coordinate one with another, but it is a peace between the King of heaven, and Rebels▪ that are taken to be subjects, therefore we must walk in humble low terms, humble thy self and walk with thy God; we must watch over our carriage, that we do not grieve the Spirit of God: for then how-ever the first peace stablished in conversion, should be never taken away, yet God interdicts our comfort, we cannot daily enjoy our daily peace, without watchfulness; but God suffers our knowledge, and our former illumination, to las• our conscience, and to be more miserable in our inward man, than a carnal man that never had sight of goodness; oh the misery of a man, that is fallen into ill terms with God, that had peace before, of all men such a man hath most horror, till he have made his peace again, watchfulness will prevent this.
In the next place,1 to give a few directions to maintaine this peace actually, and continually every day.2 To walke with God, and to keep our daily peace with God, it requires a great deale of watchfulnesse, over our thoughts, for he is a Spirit; over our words and actions: watchfulnes is the preserver of peace; where there is a great distance, betweene two that are at peace, it is not kept without acknowledgement of that distance, and without watchfulnesse: it is not here as it is in a peace that is betweene two Kings, that are coordinate one with another, but it is a peace betweene the King of heaven, and Rebels▪ that are taken to be subjects, therefore we must walke in humble low tearmes, humble thy selfe and walke with thy God; we must watch over our carriage, that we doe not grieve the Spirit of God: for then how-ever the first peace stablished in conversion, should be never taken away, yet God interdicts our comfort, wee cannot daily enjoy our daily peace, without watchfulnesse; but God suffers our knowledge, and our former illumination, to las our conscience, and to be more miserable in our inward man, than a carnall man that never had sight of goodnesse; oh the misery of a man, that is fallen into ill tearmes with God, that had peace before, of all men such a man hath most horrour, till he have made his peace againe, watchfulnesse will prevent this.