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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 learn this for imitation,1 to love mankind. God loved mankind, and surely, there is none that is borne of God, but he loves the nature of man, wheresoever he finds it, he will not stand altogether, whether it be good or bad, &c. But because we are now in the way, and our state is not determined, and because God loves the nature of man, therefore every man that hath the Spirit of God, loves mankind, he will labour to gain Turks, or Indians, &c. if ⟨p. 282⟩he can, because he loves the very nature of man, but I pass from this point to the second.
And learne this for imitation,1 to love mankind. God loved mankind, and surely, there is none that is borne of God, but hee loves the nature of man, wheresoever hee finds it, hee will not stand altogether, whether it be good or bad, &c. But because we are now in the way, and our state is not determined, and because God loves the nature of man, therefore every man that hath the Spirit of God, loves mankind, he will labour to gaine Turkes, or Indians, &c. if ⟨p. 282⟩hee can, because hee loves the very nature of man, but I passe from this point to the second.
- 1To love mankind.