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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 then every gift of God, every blessing as a grace, because it riseth from grace; as we say of the gifts of a great person, this is his grace or favour: so every good thing we have is a grace. It is the favour of God in Christ that sweeteneth all: let us labour to see grace in all, especially the fundamental grace, the favour of God, and of Christ, the cause of all. And let us see any grace in us as from that grace, and every good act we do, a grace from mere favour; and every blessing we have, is a grace, if our hearts be good: as the Apostle calls the Macedonians benevolence, a grace; every thing that is good is a grace. Therefore not unto us, not unto us, but unto thy name be the glory, both of thy favour, and of all that comes from it: all that we have is sweet, because it issues from grace. The favour in the thing is better then the thing it self: as we say of gifts, we care not for the gift, but for the love of him that gave it: so the good things that we have, are not so sweet as the favour of him ⟨p. 49⟩that gives it: when we deserve not so much as daily bread, but that also is of grace. The source and spring of all that is in us, is free grace in the breast of God and Christ.1
And then every gift of God, every blessing as a grace, because it riseth from grace; as we say of the gifts of a great person, this is his grace or favour: so every good thing we have is a grace. It is the favour of God in Christ that sweetneth all: let us labour to see grace in all, especially the fundamental grace, the favour of God, and of Christ, the cause of all. And let us see any grace in us as from that grace, and every good act wee doe, a grace from meere favour; and every blessing wee have, is a grace, if our hearts be good: as the Apostle cals the Macedonians benevolence, a grace; every thing that is good is a grace. Therefore not unto us, not unto us, but unto thy name be the glory, both of thy favour, and of al that comes from it: all that we have is sweet, because it issues from grace. The favour in the thing is better then the thing it selfe: as we say of gifts, we care not for the gift, but for the love of him that gave it: so the good things that we have, are not so sweet as the favour of him ⟨p. 49⟩that gives it: when we deserve not so much as daily bread, but that also is of grace. The sourse and spring of all that is in us, is free grace in the breast of God and Christ.