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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.
Those therefore that swell, and storm, and murmur, and rage, what do they get but more stripes? They get not out of trouble by it: but if they belong to God, they get stripes upon stripes. What doth the horse get at last by shaking off his Rider that is skilful? more spurring, and more strokes: so when men are under Gods hand afflicted any way, and labour not to make a good use of it: but will pull the rod out of Gods hand, and swell and pine, if they belong to God, they get more stripes. Therefore let us kiss the rod, and the hand that holds it: God is about a good work, let him alone; desire him rather to sanctify the visitation and abasement, then remove it. A gracious heart desires rather the sanctification,1 then the removal.
Those therefore that swell, and storme, and murmure, and rage, what doe they get but more stripes? They get not out of trouble by it: but if they belong to God, they get stripes upon stripes. What doth the horse get at last by shaking off his Rider that is skilfull? more spurring, and more strokes: so when men are under Gods hand afflicted any way, and labour not to make a good use of it: but will pull the rod out of Gods hand, and swell and pine, if they belong to God, they get more stripes. Therefore let us kiss the rod, and the hand that holds it: God is about a good work, let him alone; desire him rather to sanctifie the visitation and abasement, then remove it. A gracious heart desires rather the sanctification,1 then the removell.
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Again,1 hence we learn, not to despise the brother of low degree: nor we should not have the •aith of Christ in respect of persons. We should not take scandal at the Church, that it is usually in a mean