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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.
I say, for the most part: we must not make it a general rule: it is a point rather to comfort us when it is so, than that it is alway so with the ⟨p. 95⟩Church. For howsoever they are always in some respects afflicted, they have alway something to abase them, yet the times of the Church are sometimes more glorious in the eyes of the world; they have the upper hand of the world sometimes. and sometimes again the children of God they walk in the abundance of the comforts of the Holy Ghost, and increase and multiply, as it is in Acts 9.1 When Saul was converted to be Paul, The Church increased and grew, and went on in the fear of the Lord, and the comforts of the Holy Ghost. There be good days and times for the Church sometimes: but for the most part in this world, Gods Church and children are under some cloud. I will not enter into the common place of it, but only touch it in a word or two.
I say, for the most part: we must not make it a generall rule: it is a point rather to comfort us when it is so, than that it is alway so with the ⟨p. 95⟩Church. For howsoever they are alwayes in some respects afflicted, they have alway something to abase them, yet the times of the Church are somtimes more glorious in the eyes of the world; they have the upper hand of the world sometimes. and sometimes againe the children of God they walk in the abundance of the comforts of the Holy Ghost, and increase and multiply, as it is in Acts 9.1 When Saul was converted to be Paul, The Church increased and grew, and went on in the feare of the Lord, and the comforts of the Holy Ghost. There be good dayes and times for the Church sometimes: but for the most part in this world, Gods Church and children are under some cloud. I will not enter into the common place of it, but only touch it in a word or two.
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