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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.
Especially let us consider what our profession requires of us;1 not by the law, let that go: but what in the covenant of grace we should be, & are not, it will shame the best of us. Alas, how much good might we have done, that we have not! How have we failed in bringing honour and credit to our profession? How barren have we been in good works? How unwatchful over our thoughts and speeches, whereby we have stained our religion, ⟨p. 132⟩and our consciences, and grieved the Spirit of God. Let us consider how short we are of that we might have been, and this will bring inward shame and confusion of spirit, from whence this temper of poverty of spirit comes. Consider of these things and enlarge them in your own meditations. There is not a more fruitful spending of our thoughts (next to the consideration of Christ, and the riches we have in him) then to consider what we are in our selves: that we may be in a perpetual disposition of soul, fit to receive the good that is to be had in Christ.
Especially let us consider what our profession requires of us;1 not by the law, let that goe: but what in the covenant of grace we should be, & are not, it will shame the best of us. Alas, how much good might we have done, that we have not! How have we failed in bringing honour and credit to our profession? How barren have wee beene in good works? How unwatchfull over our thoughts and speeches, whereby we have stained our religion, ⟨p. 132⟩and our consciences, and grieved the Spirit of God. Let us consider how short we are of that we might have beene, and this will bring inward shame and confusion of spirit, from whence this temper of poverty of spirit comes. Consider of these things and enlarge them in your owne meditations. There is not a more fruitfull spending of our thoughts (next to the consideration of Christ, and the riches we have in him) then to consider what we are in our selves: that we may be in a perpetuall disposition of soule, fit to receive the good that is to be had in Christ.
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