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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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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 ⟨p. 66⟩hearts by the Spirit of God, they may well doubt of their condition: for grace it will make us love the like. As we see creatures of the same kind, they love and company one with another, Doves with Doves, and Lambs with Lambs; so it must be with the children of God, or else we do not know what the Communion of Saints means, which indeed is a thing little understood in the world▪ These times of security are times of confusion: affliction will make us know one another better.
Againe 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 effectuall, 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 beene a meanes sanctified, to do a great deale of good to many: & those that delight not in it, they never knew what the likenesse of Christ meant: for those that desire to be like to Christ, they love the shining of Christ in any. In these carelesse 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 doe not make choise of those that finde some worke of grace on their