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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 if we find not our hearts wrought on, by the consideration of the grace of Christ apprehended and known to this end. We turn the grace of God into wantonness, it is a sign of an ill condition; the Scripture speaks nothing but discomfort to ⟨p. 61⟩such, that take occasion from the free grace, and infinite, and boundless mercy of God, to be loose and careless in their lives and conversations; that think it is a time of liberty, and we may do what we list, (though the tongues of men say not so, nor they dare not for shame, yet their lives speak it) would men else live in swearing, and other debauched carriage, that is offensive to God and men? Do they know that there is a God, a Christ, and mercy? Doth mercy and grace teach them that lesson? No, it teacheth us to deny such base lives and lusts, and to live holily, and soberly, and justly in this world. Therefore such men are Atheists; either they must not believe the Scriptures, or else exclude themselves from interest in mercy: for as yet they are not in the state of grace, in whom the consideration of mercy and grace doth not work better effects then these.1
And if we finde not our hearts wrought on, by the confideration of the grace of Christ apprehended and knowne to this end. We turne the grace of God into wantonnesse, it is a sign of an ill condition; the Scripture speakes nothing but discomfort to ⟨p. 61⟩such, that take occasion from the free grace, and infinite, and boundlesse mercy of God, to be loose and carelesse in their lives and conversations; that think it is a time of liberty, and we may doe what we list, (though the tongues of men say not so, nor they dare not for shame, yet their lives speak it) would men else live in swearing, and other debaucht carriage, that is offensive to God and men? Do they know that there is a God, a Christ, and mercy? Doth mercy and grace teach them that lesson? No, it teacheh us to deny such base lives and lusts, and to live holily, and soberly, and justly in this world. Therefore such men are Atheists; either they must not beleeve the Scriptures, or else exclude themselves from interest in mercy: for as yet they are not in the state of grace, in whom the consideration of mercy and grace doth not worke better effects then these.1