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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.
Poverty in outward condition helps poverty in the inward disposition. In their state and condition is implied their disposition; poor for condition, and likewise in inward disposition: for that is implied here. The Prophet doth not mean he will leave poor people that shall only be poor: for we see a world of poor and proud. A man as ⟨p. 99⟩he goes along in the streets,1 shall hear a company of poor that are the greatest rebels in the world against God, that blaspheme, and swear, that rail against Magistrates, and Governors, they are the most unbroken people in the world the poorest, and beggerliest, the refuse of mankind; as they are in condition, so they are in disposition. The Scripture speaks here of Gods poor, not of the devils poor, such as are poor every way, outwardly, & inwardly, and have their poverty as a just punishment of their wicked lives, and continue in that wicked life, having it not sanctified to them to make them desire better riches. Doth God esteem such poor? No; but such poor, and afflicted, as together with the meanness of their outward condition, have it sanctified to them: so as they grow to be low and poor in their own esteem of themselves, they grow to inward poverty of spirit, and so to seek to God, to seek for better riches: to be rich in faith, as the Scripture speaks, especially such, and only such are here meant. So then mark the point here, that,
Poverty in outward condition helpes poverty in the inward disposition. In their state and condition is implyed their disposition; poore for condition, and likewise in inward disposition: for that is implied here. The Prophet doth not meane he will leave poore people that shall onely be poore: for we see a world of poore and proud. A man as ⟨p. 99⟩he goes along in the streets,1 shall heare a company of poore that are the greatest rebels in the world against God, that blaspheme, and sweare, that raile against Magistrates, and Governou•s, they are the most unbroken people in the world the poorest, and beggerliest, the refuse of mankinde; as they are in condition, so they are in disposition. The Scripture speakes here of Gods poore, not of the divels poore, such as are poore every way, outwardly, & inwardly, and have their poverty as a just punishment of their wicked lives, and continue in that wicked life, having it not sanctified to them to make them desire better riches. Doth God esteeme such poore? No; but such poore, and afflicted, as together with the meanenesse of their outward condition, have it sanctified to them: so as they grow to be low and poore in their owne esteeme of themselves, they grow to inward poverty of spirit, and so to seeke to God, to seeke for better riches: to be rich in faith, as the Scripture speakes, especially such, and only such are here meant. So then marke the point here, that,