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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.
If these things will not move you,1 then let all men know, that live in a sinful condition, that they had better have lived in any part of the world, then in these glorious times, and places of light: for when they hear the love of God in Christ, laid open to them, if they will come in, and receive Christ, and cast themselves upon him, and be ruled by him, and they will not, it shall be easier for Sodom and Gomorrah, for Jews, and Turks, and Pagans, and those that worship Devils, then for us: for when God offers his free love and mercy in Christ, if we will entertain it, and we will none of it, then justice alone shall not condemn us, but mercy shall condemn us; we will none of mercy. There is not the worst man, but would have pardoning mercy; he is content to have God pardon his sin, but he will not take the whole mercy, and love of God in Christ, curing, healing mercy: there are those that live in filthy courses, in profaneness, in swearing, &c. it is food to them to be malicious,2 to deprave the best things: Serpents feed on poison. They are content to have their sins pardoned, if God will let their filthy nature alone their poysonfull, blasphemous disposition, that, exalts it self against God, and let them go on in ⟨p. 294⟩their course, they will have one mercy, but not another; but we shall never be saved without entire mercy, healing as well, as pardoning, whom God loves, he doth not only pardon their sins, but heals their nature, and makes it like unto Christs, holy and pure.
If these things will not move you,1 then let all men know, that live in a sinfull condition, that they had better have lived in any part of the world, then in these glorious times, and places of light: for when they heare the love of God in Christ, laid open to them, if they will come in, and receive Christ, and cast themselves upon him, and be ruled by him, and they will not, it shall be easier for Sodome and Gomorrha, for Jewes, and Turkes, and Pagans, and those that worship Devils, then for us: for when God offers his free love and mercy in Christ, if we will entertaine it, and we will none of it, then justice alone shall not condemne us, but mercy shall condemne us; wee will none of mercy. There is not the worst man, but would have pardoning mercy; hee is content to have God pardon his sinne, but hee will not take the whole mercy, and love of God in Christ, curing, healing mercy: there are those that live in filthy courses, in prophanenesse, in swearing, &c. it is food to them to be malicious,