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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.
Therefore we should examine when we are under any cross, see how it works upon us, whether by it we are humbled or no; whether we join with God or no: for those that belong to God, have the graces of the Spirit, to join with him in the work; when he afflicts them, they labour ⟨p. 103⟩to afflict themselves; when he goes to humble them outwardly, they humble themselves; when he goes about to make them poor, to wean them from the love of the world, they wean themselves,1 and join with God. As we see the Physician by his art and skill, when he sees nature working away, then he will help nature, till the cure be wrought: so God gives his spirit to those that are his, to work with him. When God goes about to take them down, they will take down themselves too, and so they grow inwardly better, together with their outward abasement.
Therefore we should examine when we are under any crosse, see how it workes upon us, whe•her by it we are humbl•d or no; whether we joyne with God or no: for those that belong to God, have the graces of the Spirit, to joyne with him in the worke; when he afflicts them, they labour ⟨p. 103⟩to afflict themselves; when he goes to humble them outwardly, they humble themselves; when he goes about to make them poore, to weane them from the love of the world, they weane themselves,1 and joyne with God. As we see the Physitian by his art and skill, when he sees nature working away, then he will helpe nature, till the cure be wrought: so God gives his spirit to those that are his, to work with him. When God goes about to take them downe, they will take downe themselves too, and so they grow inwardly better, together with their outward abasement.
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