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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.
1Now having premised this caution. The way to come to spiritual poverty among many others, is:2 First, to bring our selves into the presence of God, to the presence of greater lights then our own; men that think themselves some body when they are alone; yet when they consider, God sees them, whose eyes are a thousand times brighter then the sun; then they learn to abhor themselves in dust and ashes, as we see Job did when God talked with him, when he saw God: and Abraham when he talked with God, he accounts himself dust and ashes. Let us bring our selves into the presence of God, consider his holiness, his justice. ⟨p. 129⟩And withal let us bring our selves to greater lights then our own; that is, oft come into the company of those that have greater grace then our selves. The Stars give no light when the Sun is up; the Stars are somebody in the night, but they are nothing in the day; and those that are conceited of their own excellencies, when they come into the presence, and company, and converse with those that are better then themselves, their spirits fall down, they are abased. It is a good course therefore not to love alway to be best in the company (as it is some mens vanity, because they will be conceited of their own worth) but to present our selves before God in his ordinances, and present our selves in communion and fellowship with others that are greater and richer in grace then our selves, and so we may see our own wants. This is one direction to get spiritual poverty.
1Now having premised this caution. The way to come to spirituall poverty among many others, is:2 First, to bring our selves into the presence of God, to the presence of greater lights then our own; men that think themselves some body when they are alone; yet when they consider, God sees them, whose eyes are a thousand times brighter then the sun; then they learne to abhor themselves in dust and ashes, as we see Iob did when God talked with him, when he saw God: and Abraham when he talked with God, he accounts himselfe dust and ashes. Let us bring our selves into the presence of God, consider his holinesse, his justice.