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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.
Now,1 to stir us up more and more, to search the grounds of our peace• I beseech you, let us consider the fearful estate of a man that hath not made his peace with God, 1how-ever Christ have dyed, that will not serve the turn; but if Christ be food, if he be not eaten, if he be a garment, and not be put on, if Christ be a foundation, if we do not build on him, what benefit is it to us? Therefore those that have not been brought by the Spirit of God, to communion with Christ, alas, they are under the wrath of God, however God doth use them, as Princes do Traitors in the Tower, he gives them the liberty of the prison, yet the sentence of death is not revoked; all the delights of a Prisoner in the Tower, doth not content him, he knows he is in ill terms with his Prince: so till we have made our peace with God, by hearty confession of our sins, by shaming of our selves by a particular faith, believing the forgiveness of our sins, and a resolution against all sin, for the time to come, alas we have not sued out our pardon, all our delights are but as those of a prisoner in the Tower. Therefore, ask thy soul; hast thou sued out thy pardon? is there reconciliation wrought between God and thee, and accounts made even? If we confess and forsake our sins, we shall find mercy; it is the Word of the God of heaven, who is truth it self, he hath pawned his fidelity and truth on it, to forgive us, if we ⟨p. 274⟩confess, he is content to be thought unjust and unfaithful, if he do not forgive, if we ingenuously without all guile of spirit, lay open our sins,3 and take shame to our selves. If we do not make our peace with God,2 what a case are we in? God himself ere long, will appear our enemy, Christ, whom we think will save us, will be our Judge, and a terrible Judge, the Lamb will be angry; Who shall cover us from the wrath of the Lamb? we think of Christ, as an innocent meek Lamb only, that will not be angry. The rebellious Kings and Potentates, that •ight against Christ and his Church, they think to trample on Christ and his Gospel; but the time will come, when they shall desire the mountains to cover them, and if his wrath be kindled,