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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.
And if we do not find our selves yet to be the people of Gods delight,1 towards whom, God hath thoughts of love, (as the Prophet speaks) what shall we do?
And if wee doe not find our selves yet to be the people of Gods delight,1 towards whom, God hath thoughts of love, (as the Prophet speaks) what shall we doe?
- 1Direction to those that find not God, love to them.
Attend upon the means of salvation, the Gospel of peace, and reconciliation, and wait the good time, and do not stand disputing: this is that that hinders many, their disputing and cavilling, that perhaps God hath not a purpose to save me, and that the greatest part of mankind go the broad way, &c. Leave disputing, and fall to obeying: God hath a gracious purpose, to save all that repent of their sins, and believe in Christ, this is Gospel, I will leave secret things, they belong to God, revealed things belong to me; I will desire of God his Spirit, to repent of my sins, and to believe and cast my self in the arms of his mercy in Christ, and then let God do as he please; if I perish, I will perish in the arms of Christ: let us labour to bring our hearts to wait in the use of the means, for Gods good Spirit ⟨p. 292⟩to enable me to see my state by nature, and to get out of it, by casting my self upon Gods love in Christ.
Attend upon the meanes of salvation, the Gospell of peace, and reconciliation, and wayte the good time, and doe not stand disputing: this is that that hinders many, their disputing and cavilling, that perhaps God hath not a purpose to save me, and that the greatest part of mankind goe the broad way, &c. Leave disputing, and fall to obeying: God hath a gracious purpose, to save all that repent of their sinnes, and believe in Christ, this is Gospell, I will leave secret things, they belong to God, revealed things belong to me; I will desire of God his Spirit, to repent of my sinnes, and to believe and cast my selfe in the armes of his mercy in Christ, and then let God doe as hee please; if I perish, I will perish in the armes of Christ: let us labour to bring our hearts to waite in the use of the means, for Gods good Spirit