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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.
You will say, when is this performed?
In that day (saith he in the verse before my ⟨p. 93⟩Text.) You must know it is the Scriptures fashion, when it saith, In that day ▪ to take it indefinitely, not to tie it to a certain day: though there is a certain day wherein there shall be an accomplishment of all prophesies, and a performance of all promises, that is, at the last day. In the mean time there is a gradual performance of promises, and the accomplishment of them is in several knots and points of time, so much as shall give content to Gods children; yet always leading to a further and further performance. As for example, God showed mercy to these Israelites, when they were in captivity, he brought them home again, they were a poor and afflicted people, and were much bettered by their abasement▪ there was a degree of performance then. And then there was a degree of performance in Christs time, when he joined the Gentiles to them, and both made one Church. There will be a more glorious performance at the conversion of the Jews; when God shall make his people trust in the name of the Lord, and the Gentiles shall come in and join with them, and they with the Gentiles. 1But that which follows in the verse after, The remnant shall do none iniquity, nor speak lies; a deceitful tongue shall not be found in their mouth. These things shall have their time, when the people shall be more thoroughly purged then ever they were: and certainly these glorious portions of Scripture cannot have performance, but in such days as are to come. But the accomplishment of all shall be at the day of judgment. Indeed in the mean time (as I say) there is a comfortable ⟨p. 94⟩performance, leaving us in expectation of further, and further still: because while we live here, we are in a life of hope and expectation, and always we are under somewhat unperformed. So much for that.