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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.
There are a company that know not what belong to this, that hope to be saved by Christ, and yet they will grieve the Spirit; they will venture into any place, upon any sight, into any company: but if ever they had been acquainted with the government of Christs Spirit, they would know what it was to grieve the Spirit, and the Spirit would grieve them too: it is a sign they have not the Spirit of God, because he doth not check them when they have done. Therefore your adventurous careless persons, that are indifferent for all things, for all companies and places, that do not watch over themselves, and over their words and carriages, they have not this poverty of spirit: for then they would know what it were to displease God in any thing, to walk and to speak loosely, because hereby they grieve the spirit, and would presently find, either want in grace or comfort. There is not one of many that are acquainted with the nature of this spiritual communion with Go•, and therefore they do not enjoy the happiness that those do, who are thus qualified, that are poor in spirit.
There are a company that know not what belong to this, that hope to be saved by Christ, and yet they will grieve the Spirit; they will venture into any place, upon any sight, into any company: but if ever they had beene acquainted with the government of Christs Spirit, they would know what it was to grieve the Spirit, and the Spirit would grieve them too: it is a signe they have not the Spirit of God, because he doth not check them when they have done. Therefore your adventurous carelesse persons, that are indifferent for all things, for all companies and places, that do not watch over themselves, and over their words and carriages, they have not this poverty of spirit: for then they would know what it were to displease God in any thing, to walke and to speak loosely, because hereby they grieve the spirit, and would presently finde, either want in grace or comfort. There is not one of many that are acquainted with the nature of this spirituall communion with Go•, and therefore they doe not enjoy the happinesse that those doe, who are thus qualified, that are poore in spirit.