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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.
Then again, these riches, they are not proportionable to the soul of man: when the soul of ⟨p. 37⟩man hath the image of Christ on it, nothing will satisfied it but spiritual things: there is nothing in the world will satisfy a gracious soul, but grace and glory. It is only grace, and the spiritual things by Christ, that are the true riches, that make us good, and continue us good, and continue with us, we carry them to Heaven with us. Therefore, as the Apostle saith, we should desire the best things, labour for the best portion, that shall never be taken from us. When we have many things in this world set before us; shall we make a base choice? as the Gadarenes, to save their Hogs, they would loose Christ: shall we make choice of poor things, and leave grace, and Christ? No, since we have judgement to make a difference, let us make a wise choice; judgement is seen in choice of different things: for though these things be good, yet they are inferior goods; and we loose not these things by labouring for grace, and the best things; the best way to have these things, is to labour for the best things. Solomon desired wisdom, and he had riches too. Let us seek the kingdom of God, and these things (as far as they be needful) shall be cast on us. These are the truths of God: Therefore let us be ashamed that we discover our ignorance by making a base choice, and let us labour to choose the best things: Christ became poor to make us rich in the best things, to make us rich in grace, in joy, in peace, and comfort, &c.1
Then againe, these riches, they are not proportionable to the soule of man: when the soule of ⟨p. 37⟩man hath the image of Christ on it, nothing will satisfied it but spirituall things: there is nothing in the world will satisfie a gracious soule, but grace and glory. It is only grace, and the spirituall things by Christ, that are the true riches, that make us good, and continue us good, and continue with us, wee carry them to Heaven with us. Therefore, as the Apostle saith, we should desire the best things, labour for the best portion, that shall never be taken from us. When we have many things in this world set before us; shal we make a base choise? as the Gadarens, to save their Hogs, they would loose Christ: shall wee make choice of poore things, and leave grace, and Christ? No, since we have judgement to make a difference, let us make a wise choice; judgement is seen in choice of different things: for though these things bee good, yet they are inferiour goods; and we loose not these things by labouring for grace, and the best things; the best way to have these things, is to labour for the best things. Solomon desired wisedome, and he had riches too. Let us seeke the kingdome of God, and these things (as far as they be needfull) shall bee cast on us. These are the truths of God: Therefore let us be ashamed that we discover our ignorance by making a base choice, and let us labour to choose the best things: Christ became poore to make us rich in the best things, to make us rich in grace, in joy, in peace, and comfort, &c.