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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.
Then again the world should not stand,1 were it not for a company in the world that are his:2 for what are others? A company of swearers, and blasphemers, profane persons, belly-gods, ambitious bubbles, that care for nothing but the vanities of the world; what glory hath God by them? What tribute do they give to God? What credit to religion? They are the shame of the times, they are such as pull Gods vengeance upon the times and places they live in. Such is the ill disposition and poysonfull nature of men (if they have not the Spirit of God) that God would not endure the world to stand a moment, unless there were some to with-hold his wrath, to be objects of his love, and to stay his hand; and when they are all gathered, there shall be an end of this wretched and sinful world: some there must be while the world endures, and for their sakes God continues the world. Those that keep Gods wrath from the world, are those that are his, and till all those be gathered the world shall stand. There shall alway be some.
Then againe the world should not stand,1 were it not for a company in the world that are his:2 for what are others? A company of swearers, and blasphemers, prophane persons, belly-gods, ambitious bubbles, that care for nothing but the vanities of the world; what glory hath God by them? What tribute do they give to God? What credit to religion? They are the shame of the times, they are such as pull Gods vengeance upon the times and places they live in. Such is the ill disposition and poysonfull nature of men (if they have not the Spirit of God) that God would not indure the world to stand a moment, unlesse there were some to with-hold his wrath, to be objects of his love, and to stay his hand; and when they are all gathered, there shall be an end of this wretched and sinfull world: some there must be while the world endures, and for their sakes God continues the world. Those that keepe Gods wrath from the world, are those that are his, and till all those be gathered the world shall stand. There shall alway be some.
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