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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.
they have grieved him, therefore he will grieve their conscience. The Holy-Ghost, as he is the God of all comfort and consolation, so he is the ground of all terror to wicked men, when he hath knocked at their hearts, by the ministry of his Word to open, and to let him in, but they would not. And the Angels are ready executioners of Gods vengeance, upon any occasion:4 and others creatures, wait but for a command from God, to execute his wrath upon sinners, the heavens are ready to rain upon them, as in the flood, and the earth is ready to swallow them, as it did Corah; the ⟨p. 275⟩beasts that carry us, the creatures we use, wait for a command from God to destroy us, our meat, to choke us, the air to infect us, the water to drown us, they are all ready to serve the Lord of Hosts, against his enemies, as he saith, Isay 1.2 Ah I will be avenged on mine enemies. Indeed here God shows his patience: and our long life, that we think a great favour: It is a treasuring up of wrath, against the day of wrath: and then when Gods wrath comes, at the day of Judgement, when God hath forsaken sinful men, when God the Judge of all, hath said, depart ye cursed, no creature shall minister them the least comfort, the Sun shall shine upon them no more, the earth shall bear them no longer, as we see Dives, he had not a drop of water to comfort him in those flames, therefore if we be not at peace with the Lord of Hosts, every creature is ready to be in arms against us.
they have grieved him, therefore hee will grieve their conscience. The Holy-Ghost, as he is the God of all comfort and consolation, so he is the ground of all terrour to wicked men, when he hath knocked at their hearts, by the ministery of his Word to open, and to let him in, but they would not. And the Angels are ready executioners of Gods vengeance, upon any occasion:4 and others creatures, wayte but for a command from God, to execute his wrath upon sinners, the heavens are ready to raine upon them, as in the flood, and the earth is ready to swallow them, as it did Corah; the ⟨p. 275⟩