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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,3 whatsoever Christ did for us, he did it out of love, and grace, and mercy, he did it inwardly from his very bowels: so when we do any thing for others, we should not only do the deed, but do it from an inward principle of love and mercy. Therefore the Scripture phrase is pour out thy bowels, and saith S. John, if a man see his brother in need, and pretend he loves God, and yet relieves him not, how is there bowels in such a man? and so in Micah, 6.2 He hath showed thee oh man what is good, to love mercy; not only to be merciful, to do works of mercy, but to love it, to do what we do out of love and affection, and pour out thy heart to thy flesh, as it is in I say, to give the heart and affection, when we do any thing, or else we may give with the hand, and deny with the heart. A man may give a thing so untowardly, that one may see it comes against his heart and will. Therefore let us labour to do that we do with our whole man, especially from our heart, and affection, and bowels. It is said of Christ in the Gospel, when he saw the people in misery, his bowels yearned within him, the works of grace and mercy in Christ, they came from his bowels first. Let us work our hearts to pity, and love, and mercy first, that it may come from the soul as well as from the outward man.
Againe,3 whatsoever Christ did for us, he did it out of love, and grace, and mercy, he did it inwardly from his very bowels: so when we do a•ny thing for others, we should not onely doe the deed, but doe it from an inward principle of love and mercy. Therefore the Scripture phrase is powre out thy bowels, and saith S. Iohn, if a man see his brother in need, and pretend he loves God, and yet relieves him not, how is there bowels in such a man? and so in Micah, 6.2 He hath shewed thee oh man what is good, to love mercy; not onely to be mercifull, to do works of mercy, but to love it, to do what we do out of love and affection, and powre out thy heart to thy flesh, as it is in I say, to give the heart and affection, when we do any thing, or else we may give with the hand, and denie with the heart. A man may give a thing so untowardly, that one may see it comes against his heart and will. Therefore let us labour to doe that we doe with our whole man, especially from our heart, and affection, and bowels. It is said of Christ in the Gospell, when he saw the people in misery, his bowels yearned within him, the workes of grace and mercy in Christ, they came from his bowels first. Let us worke our hearts to pitie, and love, and mercy first, that it may come from the soule as well as from the outward man.