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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.
And indeed it is an error in the foundation which is not mended in the Fabric (as we say) when there is an error in poverty of spirit at the first,5 when the work of humiliation is not kindly wrought; hence is the defect in all the whole carriage of a Christian. The foundation of Gods building lies low, he digs deep: God lays his foundation oft times, as low as Hell it self (in a manner) He brings his children to see that that he means they shall never feel, to see his wrath against fin, that so he may build upon this foundation. For Christianity it is an excellent frame, it is a frame for eternity, a building for ever; therefore it must have a sure foundation which must be laid in humiliation and poverty of spirit. An error in the first digestion is not amended in the second; if that be not good, the rest are naught; if there be not sound humiliation, nothing will be sound afterward. Therefore we should desire, that God by his spirit would help us more and more to know what we are in our selves, that we may get to be what we are in Christ.
And indeed it is an errour in the foundation which is not mended in the Fabrick (as we say) when there is an errour in poverty of spirit at the first,5 when the work of humiliation is not kindly wrought; hence is the defect in all the whole carriage of a Christian. The foundation of Gods building lies low, he digs deepe: God layes his foundation oft times, as low as Hell it selfe (in a manner) He brings his children to see that that hee meanes they shall never feele, to see his wrath against fin, that so he may build upon this foundation. For Christianity it is an excellent frame, it is a frame for eternity, a building for ever; therefore it must have a sure foundation which must be laid in humiliation and poverty of spirit. An errour in the first digestion is not amended in the second; if that be not good, the rest are naught; if there be not sound humiliation, nothing will bee sound afterward. Therefore we should desire, that God by his spirit would helpe us more and more to know what we are in our selves, that we may get to be what we are in Christ.
- 5It is the cause of all miscarriage.