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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.
God will have it so: because it is fit the body should be conformable to the head.1 You know our blessed Saviour when he wrought our salvation he wrought it in a state of abasement: and we in working out that salvation, in going to that salvation that he hath wrought for us; we must go to it (for the most part) in a state of abasement in one kind or other: for we are chosen to be conformable to our head, and we are as well chosen to our portion in afflictions, as to grace and glory. God hath set us apart to bear such a share and portion of troubles in this world, to suffer, as well as to do▪ From my youth up (saith the Church) they have afflicted me; the plowers have ploughed upon my back, and made long •urrowes: that is, from the infancy of the Church, in all the growth of it, this hath ⟨p. 96⟩been the state of the Church, for the most part, to be afflicted, and poor.
God will have it so: because it is fit the body should be conformable to the head.1 You know our blessed Saviour when he wrought our salvation he wrought it in a state of abasement: and we in working out that salvation, in going to that salvation that he hath wrought for us; we must go to it (for the most part) in a state of abasement in one kind or other: for we are chosen to be conformable to our head, and we are as well chosen to our portion in afflictions, as to grace and glory. God hath set us apart to beare such a share and portion of troubles in this world, to suffer, as well as to do▪ From my youth up (saith the Church) they have afflicted me; the plowers have plowed upon my backe, and made long •urrowes: that is, from the infancy of the Church, in all the growth of it, this hath ⟨p. 96⟩beene the state of the Church, for the most part, to be afflicted, and poore.
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