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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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Again, a Christian though he be never so poor,1 yet he hath a rich pawn, saith Saint Paul, if he spared not his own Son, but gave him to death for us all, how shall be not wit• him give us all things? If he have given us such a pawn as CHRIST, who is riches it self, shall he not with him give us all other things? we have a pawn that is a thousand times better then that we need: we want poor outward things, but we have Christ himself for a pawn.
Againe, a Christian though hee bee never so poore,1 yet hee hath a rich pawne, saith Saint Paul, if he spared not his owne Sonne, but gave him to death for us all, how shall be not wit• him give us all things? If hee have given us such a pawne as CHRIST, who is riches it selfe, shall he not with him give us all other things? we have a pawne that is a thousand times better then that we neede: wee want poore outward things, but wee have Christ himselfe for a pawne.
- 1Christians have a rich pawn.Christians have a rich pawne.
Lastly,1 sometimes God sees that poverty, and want is this world in part of our riches, that it is good for us, and what is good for me is my riches; if poverty be good for me, I will be poor that I may be humble, humility is better then riches; if I be in any want, if I have contentment, it is better then riches if I fall into trouble, he will give me patience that is better then friends: A man ⟨p. 30⟩may have outward things, and be naught: but he that wants outward comfort, and hath supply in his soul, is it no better? therefore take a Christian in any condition he is a rich man, and this riches we have by the poverty of Christ: he became poor that we through his poverty might be made rich.