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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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But again, let none presume; for though it be free grace, yet we must confess our sins, and forsake ⟨p. 55⟩them, or else we shall find no grace: we must be poor in Spirit, and sensible of our misery: for God enricheth those that are empty and poor, The rich he sends empty away. We must sue to God for grace by the Spirit of grace; and take heed that we turn not these offers of grace to occasions of wantonness, and so divide Christ, to take out of Christ what we list, and leave what we list: we must know that Christ as he is our Jesus to save us, so he is our Lord, as he saith here, The Lord Jesus Christ: we must submit to him for the time to come, and then we shall find experience of his sweet grace.
But againe, let none presume; for though it be free grace, yet we must confesse our sinns, and forsake ⟨p. 55⟩them, or else we shall find no grace: we must be poore in Spirit, and sensible of our misery: for God inricheth those that are empty and poore, The rich he sends empty away. We must sue to God for grace by the Spirit of grace; and take heed that we turne not these offers of grace to occasions of wantonnesse, and so divide Christ, to take out of Christ what we list, and leave what we list: we must know that Christ as he is our Iesus to save us, so he is our Lord, as he saith here, The Lord Iesus Christ: we must submit to him for the time to come, and then we shall finde experience of his sweet grace.