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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, it is a Mystery: Therefore it should teach us likewise,2 not to set upon the knowledge of it with any wits or parts of our own; to think to search into it merely by strength of wit, and study of Books, and all humane helps that can be: it is a Mystery, and it must be unveiled by God himself, by his Spirit. If we set upon this Mystery only with wits and parts of our own, then what our wits cannot pierce into, we will judge it not to be true; as if our wits were the measure of Divine Truth; so much as we conceive, is true; and so much as we cannot conceive, is not true. What a pride is this in flesh, in worms of the Earth, that will make their own apprehensions, and conceits of things, the measure of Divine Truth, as Heretics heretofore have done? It was the fault of the Schoolmen ⟨p. 21⟩in later times; they would come with their Logic only, and strong wits, and such Learning as those dark times afforded, to speak of Grace, of the Gospel of justification; they spake of it, and distinguished in a mere metaphysical and carnal manner: therefore they brought only humane Learning; they were furnished with Plato, and other natural Learning; and with these, they thought to break through all the Mysteries in Religion. We must not struggle with the difficulties of Religion, with natural parts.
1Againe, it is a Mysterie: Therefore it should teach us likewise,2 not to set upon the knowledge of it with any wits or parts of our owne; to thinke to search into it meerely by strength of wit, and study of Bookes, and all humane helpes that can be: it is a Mysterie, and it must be unveiled by God himselfe, by his Spirit. If we set upon this Mysterie onely with wits and parts of our owne, then what our wits cannot pierce into, we will judge it not to be true; as if our wits were the measure of Divine Truth; so much as we conceive, is true; and so much as we cannot conceive, is not true. What a pride is this in flesh, in wormes of the Earth, that will make their owne apprehensions, and conceits of things, the measure of Divine Truth, as Heretikes heretofore have done? It was the fault of the Schoolemen ⟨p. 21⟩