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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.
1But you will say, sometimes it falls our otherwise. Indeed so it doth:2 for sometimes Gods children are taken away in common judgments, perhaps for too much correspondency with the sins of the times; therefore they are wrapped in the destruction of the times: but yet there is a main difference between them. Jonathan and Saul dyed by the sword both of them; Josiah and others died in the field; but there is a main difference. Jonathan was a good man▪ Saul, for ought the Scripture saith of him, we have no ground to judge charitably of him, but leave him to his Judge. But sure it is in general, though the same things befall good and bad outwardly: yet there is a difference ⟨p. 91⟩between Lazarus and Dives when they dye. Dives goes to his place, and Lazarus to Heaven. But for the most part this is true; in regard of the body of the Church (though, some few members, God hath hidden ways to bring them to Heaven and happiness: but for the body of his Church, and dear children) he will give them their lives for a prey; he will have a special care of them, and be a Sanctuary to them. Nay so far he will do it, that the world shall know that he hath a special care of them in the world, as it is in the Psalm, the heathen shall say, God hath done great things for them: men that have no religion, shall say, certainly God doth great things for these men: though he suffer them to be carried captive, and to be in affliction: yet in that very affliction, shall be the glory of the Church, in that very bondage and abasement. Was the Church ever more glorious then in Babylon, when Daniel was there, and the three young men were put into the fire? The glory of the Church oft times is in outward abasement: the world shall see that God hath a special care of them more then of others. God so magnifies himself, and is so marvellous to his Church and children, to do good to them sometimes, to the envy of the enemies, and admiration of all the world that take notice of them: as at the return from the Captivity, and the like shall be at the conversion of the Jews.3
1But you will say, sometimes it fals our otherwise. Indeed so it doth: