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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.
1In the next place, though they be few, yet 2God hath a special care of them. Why? There is good reason: for they are his in a peculiar manner. A governor of an house, he cares for all his cattle: but he cares for his children more. A man hath some care for all the lumber and trash in his house, he sees them useful at sometime or other; but he cares more for his Jewels; ⟨p. 89⟩if fire come, he will be sine to carry away his Jewels, whatsoever become of the lumber. Gods children are his after a peculiar manner; therefore he hath an answerable peculiar care of them in all times. And indeed when they are once his, as he makes them have a peculiar care of him; so he looks upon them, as such as he hath wrought upon to be good, and to witness for him, that have a care to stand for him and his honour, to own him and the cause of religion, he will have a care of them. Not that they have this of themselves to win his love: but he works in them a care to witness for him; he works in them a care to stand for him & his glory in all times; and therefore he will be sure to stand for them in the worst times. He will not be beholding to any man; what we have, we have it from him, and then he crowns his own graces after; he will have a special care of those that are his.
1In the next place, though they be few, yet 2God hath a speciall care of them. Why? There is good reason: for they are his in a peculiar manner. A governour of an house, he cares for all his cattell: but he cares for his children more. A man hath some care for all the lumber and trash in his house, he sees them usefull at sometime or other; but he cares more for his Iewels; ⟨p. 89⟩if fire come, he will be sine to carry away his Iewels, whatsoever become of the lumber. Gods children are his after a peculiar manner; therefore he hath an answerable peculiar care of them in all times. And indeed when they are once his, as he makes them have a peculiar care of him; so hee lookes upon them, as such as he hath wrought upon to be good, and to witnesse for him, that have a care to stand for him and his honour, to own him and the cause of religion, he will have a care of them. Not that they have this of themselves to winne his love: but he workes in them a care to witnesse for him; he workes in them a care to stand for him & his glory in all times; and therfore he wil be sure to stand for them in the worst times. He will not be beholding to any man; what wee have, we have it from him, and then he crownes his owne graces after; he will have a speciall care of those that are his.