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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 take heed of that cold and injurious conceit, as if it were a thing not to be known whether we belong to Christ or no. What, do we think that Christ would come in the flesh, and become poor, nay become a curse for us, and that he is now in Heaven for us, and all that we should doubt whether we be in his love or no? and that we should not labour to find our portion in that love? What a wrong is this to the grace of Christ? Is not all his dealing towards us that we might be joyful in our selves, and thankful, and ⟨p. 58⟩fruitful to him: and how can this be without some knowledge that our state is good? How can we live well, and dye comfortably without it? Therefore let us make it the main scope and aim of our endeavour. Oh the happiness of that Christian that is good, and knows himself to be so! What in this world can fall very uncomfortably to such a man? Nothing in the world can take down his courage much: whereas another man that doubts of this can never be comfortable in any condition, he cannot be joyful and thankful in prosperity, he cannot be comfortable in adversity: for he knows not from what ground this comes, whether it be in love to him or no.
And let us take heed of that cold and injurious conceit, as if it were a thing not to be known whether we belong to Christ or no. What, doe we think that Christ would come in the flesh, and become poore, nay become a curse for us, and that he is now in Heaven for us, and all that we should doubt whether we be in his love or no? and that we should not labour to finde our portion in that love? What a wrong is this to the grace of Christ? Is not all his dealing towards us that we might be joyfull in our selves, and thankfull, and ⟨p. 58⟩fruitfull to him: and how can this be without some knowledge that our state is good? How can wee live well, and dye comfortably without it? Therefore let us make it the maine scope and aime of our indeavour. Oh the happinesse of that Christian that is good, and knowes himselfe to be so! What in this world can fall very uncomfortably to such a man? Nothing in the world can take downe his courage much: whereas another man that doubts of this can never be comfortable in any condition, he cannot be joyfull and thankfull in prosperity, he cannot be comfortable in adversity: for hee knowes not from what ground this comes, whether it be in love to him or no.