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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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But to come to the particular duty whereunto the grace and example of Christ should stir us up to be like him;1 that is in kindness, and mercy, and bounty, to the poor Saints: for that is the scope of the Apostle here, in this and the next Chapter. You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who though he was rich, he became poor, &c. Wherefore doth the Apostle bring all this! To move them to the duty of bounty,2 and liberality. This duty it is legal from the example of Christ, it is a thing that hath much equity in it; and it is enough to a Christian heart that hath the love of God, to put him in mind of the grace of God to him, you need not beat upon him, or press him further then thus, You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; remember you are a Christian, you have felt the experience of Gods love in Christ; every man will judge of the equity, that we should therefore be gracious, and kind, and loving to others, (in imitation of Christ) because he hath been so to us. Wherein stands the equity?
But to come to the particular duty whereunto the grace and example of Christ should stir us up to be like him;1 that is in kindnesse, and mercy, and bounty, to the poore Saints: for that is the scope of the Apostle here, in this and the next Chapter. You know the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, who though he was rich, he became poore, &c. Wherfore doth the Apostle bring all this! To move them to the duty of bounty,2 and liberality. This duty it is legall from the example of Christ, it is a thing that hath much equity in it; and it is enough to a Christian heart that hath the love of God, to put him in minde of the grace of God to him, you need not beat upon him, or presse him further then thus, You know the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ; remember you are a Christian, you have felt the experience of Gods love in Christ; every man will judge of the equity, that we should therefore be gracious, and kinde, and loving to others, (in imitation of Christ) because he hath beene so to us. Wherein stands the equity?
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