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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.
The third is, that God is trusted as he is known.
The third is, that God is trusted as he is knowne.
1They shall trust in the name of the Lord. For God can be no otherwise trusted,2 then he hath made his will known. It is presumptuous boldness to challenge any thing of God that we have not a promise for; or to attribute that to him that he is not: God is therefore trusted as he hath made himself by some name known to us. He hath made himself known by his attributes, by his nature and essence, Jehovah, and by his word, and the promises in his word: for his word is one of the best & sweetest names whereby he hath made himself known. The name of God is glorious in all the world, in the creation, and every creature hath a tongue, to show forth the power, and wisdom, and goodness of God: but what is this to us if we know not the will of God toward us? There is the name of God discovered, what he is in himself, something of his power and wisdom, &c. But what he is to us, gracious and merciful, and sweet, that we must gather out of the discovery of his own breast. He must come out of that light that none can attain unto, and discover himself as he hath done in his word: and by this name of God, his word, we come to make use of his other ⟨p. 135⟩names. The next thing I will speak of, is the improvement of God when he is known, to trust in him, to pitch our trust and confidence upon him They shall trust in the name of the Lord.
1They shall trust in the name of the Lord. For God can be no otherwise trusted,2 then he hath made his will knowne. It is presumptuous boldnesse to challenge any thing of God that we have not a promise for; or to attribute that to him that he is not: God is therefore trusted as he hath made himselfe by some name knowne to us. He hath made himselfe knowne by his attributes, by his nature and essence, Iehovah, and by his word, and the promises in his word: for his word is one of the best & sweetest names whereby he hath made himselfe knowne. The name of God is glorious in all the world, in the creation, and every creature hath a tongue, to shew forth the power, and wisdome, and goodnesse of God: but what is this to us if we know not the will of God toward us? There is the name of God discovered, what he is in himselfe, somthing of his power and wisdome, &c. But what he is to us, gracious and mercifull, and sweet, that we must gather out of the discovery of his owne breast. He must come out of that light that none can attaine unto, and discover himselfe as he hath done in his word: and by this name of God, his word, we come to make use of his other