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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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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.
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 poore that I may be humble, humility is better then riches; if I bee in any want, if I have contentment, it is better then riches if I fall into trouble, he will give mee 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 soule, is it no better? therefore take a Christian in any condition he is a rich man, and this riches wee have by the poverty of Christ: hee became poore that wee through his poverty might be made rich.
- 1Poverty a part of our riches.
1We see here then that a Christians estate is carried under contraries,