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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
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, whensoever we take the Book of God into our hands,1 when we come to hear the Word, beg of God the Spirit; My House (saith God) shall be called the House of Prayer: not only the House of Hearing of Divine Truths, but the ⟨p. 27⟩House of Prayer. In the use of means, we must look up to God, and Christ: it is impudency and presumption, to come to these things, without lifting up our souls to God: Therefore there is so little profit under these glorious Mysteries, because there is so little prayer, & lifting up the heart to God. We should go to Christ, that opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens: he hath the Key of David; go to him therefore, that he would both open the Mysteries, and open our hearts, that they may close with them.
Therefore, whensoever we take the Booke of God into our hands,1 when we come to heare the Word, beg of God the Spirit; My House (sayth God) shall be called the House of Prayer: not onely the House of Hearing of Divine Truths, but the ⟨p. 27⟩House of Prayer. In the use of meanes, we must looke up to God, and Christ: it is impudencie and presumption, to come to these things, without lifting up our soules to God: Therefore there is so little profit under these glorious Mysteries, because there is so little prayer, & lifting up the heart to God. We should goe to Christ, that opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens: he hath the Key of David; goe to him therefore, that he would both open the Mysteries, and open our hearts, that they may close with them.
- 1Necessity of Prayer.Necessitie of Prayer.