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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,4 Christ gave that that was his own, his ⟨p. 72⟩own body, his own life for his sheep, and his own endeavour, whatsoever he gave, was his own: so if we will be kind to others, we must do it of our own, we must not do good with that that we have gotten from others by unjust means: for the sacrifice of the wicked (in this kind) is an abomination to the Lord. Let us have interest in that we give: Christ gave his own life, and God gave his own Son for us.
Againe,4 Christ gave that that was his owne, his ⟨p. 72⟩owne body, his owne life for his sheepe, and his owne endeavour, whatsoever he gave, was his owne: so if we will be kind to others, we must do it of our owne, we must not doe good with that that we have gotten from others by unjust means: for the sacrifice of the wicked (in this kind) is an abomination to the Lord. Let us have interest in that we give: Christ gave his owne life, and God gave his owne Sonne for us.
- 4That it is ours▪
5And as Christ gave his own self, so he gave himself in life and death for us: he did not reserve all for his death: but for us he was borne, for us he lived, for us he died, he deferred not all till his death, Christ did us wondrous good by his death; and men may do much good when they die: but let us endeavour to be like Christ in both, to do good while we live, and do good when we die likewise. The common speech is, the gifts of dying men are dying, dead gifts, it is a speech tending to the disparagement of gifts in that kind, because they are not so acceptable as the gifts of living men in many respects: notwithstanding let not men be discouraged from doing good even when they die.