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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Spirit of God is frequent in pressing this point: but this argument in the Text, it may melt ⟨p. 76⟩any mans heart, and take away all objections, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Spirit of God is frequent in pressing this point: but this argument in the Text, it may melt ⟨p. 76⟩any mans heart, and take away all objections, The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ.
If a man object, he that I should give to is an unworthy person. Do but think how worthy we were of the favour of Christ to us. And then again consider if there be any goodness in them; we give it to Christ in them,1 as Salvianus saith well, Christ doth hide himself under the person of the poor: the poor man reacheth out his hand indeed, but Christ receives that that we give, and •hey are Christs exchangers: for they take from us, and Christ rewards us with grace, and increase of our substance here, & with glory hereafter: they receive it instead of Christ, and Christ begs in the person of the poor, in all jointly, and in every one particularly. Think of the grace of Christ to us, and then think Christ comes to me in the person of this, or that poor man, and it will stir us up to this duty.
If a man object, he that I should give to is an unworthy person. Doe but think how worthy we were of the favour of Christ to us. And then againe consider if there be any goodnesse in them; we give it to Christ in them,1 as Salvianus saith well, Christ doth hide himselfe under the person of the poore: the poore man reacheth out his hand indeed, but Christ receives that that we give, and •hey are Christs exchangers: for they take from us, and Christ rewards us with grace, and increase of our substance here, & with glory hereafter: they receive it instead of Christ, and Christ begs in the person of the poore, in all joyntly, and in every one particularly. Think of the grace of Christ to us, and then think Christ comes to me in the person of this, or that poore man, and it will stir us up to this duty.