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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.
1Two graces are the main graces that must go along with us all the days of our lives: this grace to go out of our selves, and another grace to go to another, that is better then our selves, in whom lies our happiness. That we may go out of our selves, and the creature, and all that is in the creature, poverty of spirit is necessary, to see that there is not that in our selves, that will yield a foundation of comfort; and poverty of spirit sees that there is not that that we possess in the creature that will stand out. The creature, that is a particular good, for a particular case, to supply a particular want, and but for a time, it is fading and outward: but the comfort we must have, it must be spiritual and universal, to give contentment to the soul. The consideration of these things will force us to go out of our selves, this poverty of spirit, that we have not enough to make us happy. The Heathen men by the use of discretion and knowledge, had so much to see, that there is nothing in the world ⟨p. 133⟩to make man happy; the negative part they knew well enough: but there must be another grace to carry us to a positive happiness, where that lies, and that is the grace of trust that follows. I will leave in the middest of thee an afflicted and poor people, that shall be disposed and prepared by their outward poverty, to inward spiritual poverty, to go out of themselves to Christ, to trust in him.
1Two graces are the maine graces that must go along with us all the dayes of our lives: this grace to go out of our selves, and another grace to go to another, that is better then our selves, in whom lyes our happinesse. That we may go out of our selves, and the creature, and all that is in the creature, poverty of spirit is necessary, to see that there is not that in our selves, that will yeeld a foundation of comfort; and poverty of spirit sees that there is not that that we possesse in the creature that will stand out. The creature, that is a particular good, for a particular case, to supply a particular want, and but for a time, it is fading and outward: but the comfort we must have, it must be spirituall and universall, to give contentment to the soule. The consideration of these things will force us to go out of our selves, this poverty of spirit, that wee have not enough to make us happy. The Heathen men by the use of discretion and knowledge, had so much to see, that there is nothing in the world