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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.
Well:1 so it is i• suffering likewise; we cannot suffer the least cross of our selves, but with murmuring and repining, without strength from him. When Moses came to the waters of strife, Moses spirit was discovered; he could not endure the harshness and rebellion of the people. A Christian comes sometimes to such opposition, that his spirit is moved, and he discovers much corruption. It is so with the best men, even Moses, a meek man, when he had such temptations and provocations, it moved him. We must labour to get a greater spirit then our own, to have the spirit of God to work this spiritual poverty in us.
Well:1 so it is i• suffering likewise; wee cannot suffer the least crosse of our selves, but with murmuring and repining, without strength from him. When Moses came to the waters of strife, Moses spirit was discovered; hee could not endure the harshnesse and rebellion of the people. A Christian comes sometimes to such opposition, that his spirit is moved, and he discovers much corruption. It is so with the best men, even Moses, a meek man, when he had such temptations and provocations, it moved him. Wee must labour to get a greater spirit then our owne, to have the spirit of God to work this spirituall poverty in us.
- 1Spiritual poverty in suffering.Spirituall poverty in suffering.
This poverty of spirit, as we call it, is, spiritual vacuum, spiritual emptiness. You know in Philosophy, there is nothing empty in the world, but it is filled either with air, or some kind of body: and to avoid the enemy of nature, emptiness, things will change their seat; heavy things will go upward, and things that are above, will com• below to avoid emptiness, that is contrary to ture, there being a fullness of things with one body