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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.
This might be instanced from the beginning of the world;1 from the infancy of the Church to this present time. When he would consume the old world, Noah must come into the Ark. And Lot must come forth of Sodom when it was to be destroyed, the Angel could do nothing else. So he had a care for Jeremiah and Baruch, he gave them their lives for a prey. He will have a care of his own in the worst times, for they are sealed, he hath set his seal upon them. Those things that are sealed we have a special care of:2 now in Revel. 7. there are a number that are sealed: sealed inwardly by the Spirit of God, they are marked out for God: ⟨p. 90⟩they are a marked, sealed number, all those that God will have a special care of.3 As in Ezek 9. Those that were marked in the forehead, they were looked unto, and cared for before the destruction came.4 So in Malachi 3. God had Jewels that he saith he would gather. When he brings a general destruction, he will be sure to gather his Jewels, his first care is of them, A book of remembrance was written for them; he hath a book of providence to write their names in, he hath their limbs, all the parts of them written: not a hair of them can miscarry, their tears, their steps, their days are numbered: My times are in thy hands, saith David: all things are numbered exactly of those that belong to God; he hath a care of them, and all theirs to a hair, as our Saviour Christ saith; they shall not lose so much as a hair of their heads. God hath an exact care of his remnant at all times.5
This might be instanced from the beginning of the world;1 from the infancy of the Church to this present time. When he would consume the old world, Noah must come into the Arke. And Lot must come forth of Sodome when it was to bee destroyed, the Angell could doe nothing else. So he had a care for Ieremiah and Baruk, he gave them their lives for a prey. He wil have a care of his own in the worst times, for they are sealed, he hath set his seale upon them. Those things that are sealed we have a speciall care of: