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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.
Again,2 there is a care of using all means. Where poverty is, there will be a making out of our selves unto places where GOD bestows any riches. They that are poor, and have no victuals at home, they will go to market, rather than they will starve: and those that find in themselves want of grace and comfort; surely they will go out of themselves, they will go to Gods market, they will attend upon the means. He that is like to be arrested for debt, and hath nothing at home, it is time for him to seek abroad for supply: so when a man is poor spiritually, ready to be snared and catched in every thing, for want of spiritual grace, he will labour for strength in the use of all means. Therefore those that are of a Laodicean stamp, that think there is too much preaching, and too much hearing, and too much reading; and what need all this ado? Alas, they were never humbled, they were never sensible of their state by nature, nor are not yet in the state of grace: for the ⟨p. 122⟩soul of a true Christian is alway in the state of spiritual poverty, as that it relisheth spiritual means, and is not fed with husks. A soul that is spiritually poor, will discern in the use of means, this is flourishing, this is for the ear, this is conceits; alas it comes for food for supply. A poor soul that finds the want of grace, and strength, and comfort, it judgeth of the means by what it finds; there will be a use of all means, and likewise some ability to taste where there is true poverty of spirit.
Againe,2 there is a care of using all meanes. Where poverty is, there will bee a making out of our selves unto places where GOD bestowes any riches. They that are poore, and have no victuals at home, they will goe to market, rather than they will starve: and those that find in themselves want of grace and comfort; surely they will goe out of themselves, they will goe to Gods market, they will attend upon the meanes. He that is like to be arrested for debt, and hath nothing at home, it is time for him to seeke abroad for supply: so when a man is poore spiritually, ready to bee snared and catched in every thing, for want of spirituall grace, he will labour for strength in the use of all means. Therefore those that are of a Laodicean stamp, that thinke there is too much preaching, and too much hearing, and too much reading; and what need all this adoe? Alas, they were never humbled, they were never sensible of their state by nature, nor are not yet in the state of grace: for the