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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.
Take notice hence of the poison and sinfulness of our corrupt nature,1 that defiles it self in the blessings of God:2 so that God cannot otherwise fit us for grace, but by stripping of us of those things that are good in themselves. This should abase us very much, considering that those things that should be rises to us, to raise us up to God, that should be glasses to see the love of God in; our nature useth them as clouds to keep God from us, and to fasten, and fix upon the things themselves; so that there is no other remedy, but God must strip us naked of them: this consideration should humble us.
Take notice hence of the poyson and sinfulnesse of our corrupt nature,1 that defiles it selfe in the blessings of God:2 so that God cannot otherwise fit us for grace, but by stripping of us of those things that are good in themselves. This should abase us very much, considering that those things that should be rises to us, to raise us up to God, that should be glasses to see the love of God in; our nature useth them as clouds to keep God from us, and to fasten, and fixe upon the things themselves; so that there is no other remedy, but God must strip us naked of them: this consideration should humble us.
- 1Use 1.Vse 1.
- 2The poysonfull nature of man, that defiles it self in blessings.The poysonfull nature of man, that defiles it selfe in blessings.
And let us make this use of it: