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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.
1We see God hath taken this course alway in Scripture.2 This course he took with Adam, he cites him, arraigns him, condemns him; he lets him see what a miserable creature he was: as no man on earth was ever so miserable, till he felt the sweetness of the promised seed, He that had been in so great happiness as he was, to have his conscience so galled as his was afterward; to feel such misery for the present as he did: he must needs be very miserable, as indeed he was the most miserable man that ever was since his time. It is the greatest unhappiness for a man to have been happy; for his former happiness, makes his present unhappiness more sensible. When God had prepared him thoroughly, then he raised him up with the promised seed. God deals as he dealt with Elijah; first, he casts him down with earthquakes and ⟨p. 109⟩storms, and then he comes in a stiller voice. It is for that end that John Baptist comes before Christ to level all; to cast down the Mountains; and fill up the valleys: for all must be laid flat to Christ; we must lay our selves at his feet, and be content to be disposed of by him, before we know what belongs to being in Christ: there must be poverty of spirit antecedent therefore.3 We see this lively set out in the Prodigal son, that while he had any thing in the world to content him, he never looks homeward: but when he saw such an emptiness in all things he met with, that he could not be satisfied with husks, then he began to think of going home, and that there was some hope, he had a father that would receive him. I will be short in this, because the other is mainly intended.
1Wee see God hath taken this course alway in Scripture.2 This course he tooke with Adam, hee cites him, arraignes him, condemnes him; he lets him see what a miserable creature he was: as no man on earth was ever so miserable, till he felt the sweetnesse of the promised seed, He that had been in so great happinesse as he was, to have his conscience so galled as his was afterward; to feele such misery for the present as he did: he must needs be very miserable, as indeed he was the most miserable man that ever was since his time. It is the greatest unhappinesse for a man to have beene happie; for his former happinesse, makes his present unhappinesse more sensible. When God had prepared him thorowly, then he raised him up with the promised seed. God deales as he dealt with Eliah; first, hee casts him downe with earthquakes and