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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.
1The best riches of a Christian are unseen, they are unknown men,2 as we say of a rich man that makes no show of his riches, he is an unknown man. It is said of Christ, all the riches of wisdom are hid in Christ, that that is hidden is not seen, so the riches of a Christian▪ they are hidden. As ⟨p. 27⟩Christ was rich when he was upon earth, he was rich in his fathers love, and in all graces, but it was a hidden riches, they took him to be a poor ordinary man: so a Christian he is a hidden man, his riches are hid, he hath an excellent life, but it is a hidden life, our life is hid with Christ in God, it is not obvious to the eye of the world, nor to himself oft times in the time of desertion, and temptation.
1The best riches of a Christian are un•een•, they are unknowne men,2 as wee say of a rich man that makes no shew of his riches, hee is an unknowne man. It is said of Christ, all the riches of wisedome are hid in Christ, that that is hidden is not seene, so the riches of a Christian▪ they are hidden. As ⟨p. 27⟩Christ was rich when he was upon earth, hee was rich in his fathers love, and in all graces, but it was a hidden riches, they tooke him to be a poore ordinary man: so a Christian hee is a hidden man, his riches are hid, he hath an excellent life, but it is a hidden life, our life is hid with Christ in God, it is not obvious to the eye of the world, nor to himselfe oft times in the time of desertion, and temptation.
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- 2Christians riches hidden