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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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And let us be thankful to him in a way that may cost us something,1 let us be content to be abased ⟨p. 32⟩for him, to do any thing for him, he descended from heaven to the grave, as low as he could for us: let us descend from our conceited greatness for him, can we lose so much for him, as he hath done for us? what are our bodies, and souls in comparison of God? It was God that became poor for us, we cannot part with so much for him, as he did for us. And then we are gainers by him if we part with all the world, whatsoever we do for him, I will be yet more vile for the Lord, saith David, he became vile for us, he became a sinner, and of no reputation, and shall not we be vile and empty for him? certainly we shall if we have the Spirit of Christ in us, it will work a conformity. If he had stood upon terms, and disdained the Virgins womb, and to become poor for us, where had our salvation been? and if we stand upon terms when we are to suffer for him or to stand for his cause; where will our comfort be? surely it is a sign we have no right by the poverty of Christ, unless we be content to part without Isaac, with the best things we have, when he calls for it.
And let us be thankefull to him in a way that may cost us something,1 let us bee content to bee abased ⟨p. 32⟩for him, to doe any thing for him, hee descended from heaven to the grave, as low as hee could for us: let us descend from our conceited greatnesse for him, can wee lose so much for him, as he hath done for us? what are our bodies, and soules in comparison of God? It was God that became poore for us, wee cannot part with so much for him, as he did for us. And then we are gainers by him if wee part with all the world, whatsoever wee doe for him, I will be yet more vile for the Lord, saith David, hee became vile for us, he became a sinner, and of no reputation, and shall not we be vile and empty for him? certainely we shall if we have the Spirit of Christ in us, it will worke a conformity. If hee had stood upon termes, and disdeyned the Virgins wombe, and to become poore for us, where had our salvation beene? and if we stand upon termes when wee are to suffer for him or to stand for his cause; where will our comfort be? surely it is a signe wee have no right by the poverty of Christ, unlesse wee bee content to part without Isaac, with the best things we have, when he calls for it.