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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
THE RICH POVERTY: OR, The Poor-mans Riches.THE RICH POVERTY: OR, The Poore-mans Riches.
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 next thing is, that God will have some in the worst times.
He will have some in all times that are his, a ⟨p. 84⟩remnant, as he saith here, The remnant of Israel shall do no iniquity; and as in the Text. I will leave in the middest of thee an afflicted and poor people, &c. GOD will have alway some that are his in the World.12
He will have some in all times that are his, a ⟨p. 84⟩remnant, as he saith here, The remnant of Israel shall doe no iniquity; and as in the Text. I will leave in the middest of thee an afflicted and poore people, &c. GOD will have alway some that are his in the World.12
- 1Reas.
- 2It is an Article of our faith.
For it is an Article of our faith, We believe the holy Catholic Church: there must not be an Article of faith, and no object to believe. If there be saith to believe a thing, there must be somewhat to be believed: if I believe that at all times there shall be an holy Catholic Church, there must be such a Church in the world, that is the object of my belief, or else there were no foundation for that Article of faith: therefore there must alway be a Church to the end of the world; sometimes more, sometimes fewer, even as the discovery of Christ is From whence comes the abundance of the Spirit? the Spirit follows the manifestation of the knowledge of Christ, who is the Head of the Church: then is the Church most glorious, when the riches of Christ are more gloriously discovered. Those times wherein there is most discovery of Christ, and the mercy and love of God in him, there are more elect of God in those times then in other. There will be alway a Church in the world, that is the object of our belief: what is the meaning of it? I believe that in all times to the end of the world, there will be a company of people spread over the world, gathered out of the rest of mankind, whom Christ hath knit to himself by faith, and themselves together in a holy spirit of love; of which company I believe my