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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.
For in justification there must be a poverty of spirit,1 to make us see that there is no righteousness ⟨p. 114⟩in our selves, or that can come from us, that is able to stand against the Law, and against the justice of God: all is defiled, and spotted, and unanswerable. And upon this poverty, and apprehension of what is detective in our selves, comes an admiration of that righteousness of God in Christ (for it is of Gods devising, and of Gods approving, and of Gods working, Christ being God and man) to force us every day to renew our right i• the righteousness of Christ, and to be found in him. There is such a poverty of spirit, as to account all loss and dross, and nothing, to be willing to part withal to be found in Christ, 2not having our own righteousness, but that which is of God in Christ, as Paul divinely speaks, Phil. 3. So it is necessary in that main passage (of justification) to be poor in spirit; that is, to see a de•ect•in our own righteousness, to stand oppos••e to Gods justice, who is a consuming fi•e• it is re••isite in regard of our daily living by saith in justification.
For in justification there must be a poverty of spirit,1 to make us see that there is no righteousnesse ⟨p. 114⟩in our selves, or that can come from us, that is able to stand against the Law, and against the justice of God: all is defiled, and spotted, and unanswerable. And upon this poverty, and apprehension of what is detective in our selves, comes an admiration of that righteousnesse of God in Christ (for it is of Gods devising, and of Gods approving, and of Gods working, Christ being God and man) to force us every day to renew our right i the righteousnesse of Christ, and to be found in him. There is such a poverty of spirit, as to account all losse and drosse, and nothing, to bee willing to part withall to bee found in Christ,