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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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it cannot be but the soul will be stirred up to a desire of conformity to this blessed Saviour. Therefore let us let go all disputing of election, concerning Gods decree (and let us do our duty, and depend upon God in the use of the means. Let us labour to see ⟨p. 65⟩the love of God in Christ, and that will put all questions out of question (though in some cases we must labour to know how to vindicate the truth: but when it comes to our own particular) lay other things aside, let us do our duty, in the use of means, and think of the end of the Gospel, of the end of Christs incarnation and death; namely, to reveal the bowels of Gods mercy to sinners, and then we shall find the intendment of all working upon us, that God had an eternal purpose to save us.
it cannot bee but the soule will be stirred up to a desire of conformity to this blessed Saviour. Therefore let us let goe all disputing of election, concerning Gods decree (and let us doe our duty, and depend upon God in the use of the meanes. Let us labour to see ⟨p. 65⟩the love of God in Christ, and that will put all questions out of question (though in some cases we must labour to know how to vindicate the truth: but when it comes to our owne particular) lay other things aside, let us doe our duty, in the use of meanes, and thinke of the end of the Gospell, of the end of Christs incarnation and death; namely, to reveale the bowels of Gods mercy to sinners, and then we shall finde the intendment of all working upon us, that God had an eternall purpose to save us.
Again if we would make good use of the example of Christ,2 we must converse with those that have the Spirit of Christ in them (as Christ is in every good Christian) and see what lovely things the Spirit of Christ discovers in them, that will have a transforming power likewise. And certainly next to the meditation of Christ, and the excellencies that are in him; I know no way more effectual, then holy communion with those that are led with the Spirit of Christ, when we see the sweet fruit of it in others. It hath been a means sanctified, to do a great deal of good to many: & those that delight not in it, they never knew what the likeness of Christ meant: for those that desire to be like to Christ, they love the shining of Christ in any. In these careless times, all companies are alike one with another, (indeed when mens callings thrust them upon it, they must be allowed to converse with all men,) but in familiar and intimate society, those that do not make choice of those that find some work of grace on their