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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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1Again, let us labour to make a good use of every favour we enjoy, of our liberties and recreations, we have all by the poverty of Christ; therefore let us use them in a sober manner, (not as the fashion is) to cast off all care of Christ, to pour out our selves to all licentiousness. Let us consider, this liberty and refreshing that I have, it is from the blood of Christ; as Davids Worthies when they brake through wth the danger of their ⟨p. 43⟩lives to get him water: Oh (saith he) I will not drink it, it is the blood of these men: so whatsoever liberties and good things I have, I have it by the poverty of Christ, by the blood of Christ, and shall I misuse it?
1Againe, let us labour to make a good use of every favour we enjoy, of our liberties and recreations, we have all by the poverty of Christ; therefore let us use them in a sober manner, (not as the fashion is) to cast off all care of Christ, to powre out our selves to all licentiousnesse. Let us consider, this liberty and refreshing that I have, it is from the blood of Christ; as Davids Worthies when they brake through wth the danger of their ⟨p. 43⟩lives to get him water: Oh (saith he) I will not drink it, it is the blood of these men: so whatsoever liberties and good things I have, I have it by the poverty of Christ, by the blood of Christ, and shall I misuse it?
- 1To make good use of recreations.
And certainly it will make us esteem more highly of our spiritual privileges then of outward,1 considering they cost Christ so dear. He became poor, to set us up when we were utterly bankrupt; he stripped himself of all, to make us rich; shall we not therefore esteem and use these things well? And when we are tempted to sin, this will be a great means to restrain us: I am freed from sin by the blood of Christ, shall I make him poor again by committing sin? Shall I wrong him now he is in Heaven? The Jews despited him on earth in the form of a servant; but our sins are of a higher nature, of a deeper double dye, we sin against Christ in Heaven, in glory. When we are tempted to sin, this consideration will make us ashamed to sin, since Christ hath bought our liberty from sin at such a rae: shall we make light of sin that cost him his dear blood, and the sense of his fathers wrath? that made him cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? It is impossible that any man should pour out himself to sin that hath this consideration. Christ became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich.