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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.
Therefore, where there is cherishing of disturbance in the soul, and cherishing of doubts, there is no faith, or very little faith: because it is the property of faith to silence the soul, and to make quiet where it comes. This is one evidence and sign of true faith. And this is discerned especially in times of great trouble, for then the soul of the righteous is not disquieted, as you have it in Psal. 112.1 His heart is fixed, therefore he is not afraid of ill tidings. And therefore this evidence to the •est, that faith as it hath a quieting power, so it hath a power to free the soul from all base fears,2 from ⟨p. 140⟩the tyranny of base fear. There will some fear• arise, we carry flesh about us, and flesh will alway be full of objections, and trouble our peace: but notwithstanding it will free the soul, (this trusting in God) from the tyranny, and dominion of base fears. If any news or tidings be of any great hard matter; I beseech you who hath his soul best composed at that time? A sound Christian that hath made his peace with God, that hath hi• trust in God, that knows what it is to make us• of God, to repair to him. But for another man […] the time of extremity and trouble: he run••• ••ther and thither, he hath not a tower to go unto; he hath no place of refuge to repair to. Therefore he is worse then the poor silly creatures: there is not a creature but hath a retiring place. The poor Conies have the Rocks to go unto, and the Birds have their Nests, and every creature when night or danger approacheth, they have their hiding places: only a wicked careless man that hath not acquainted himself with God, when troubles come, he hath no hiding, nor no abiding place, but lies open to the storm of Gods displeasure; therefore he is surprised with fears and cares, and pulled in pieces with distractions: he is as a Meteor that hangs in the clouds, he cannot tell which way to fall. But a Christian is not such a Meteor, he falls square which way soever he falls, cast him which way you will: for his soul is fixed, he hath laid his soul upon his God. We see the difference in this between Saul and David; when David was in trouble he trsted in the Lord his God,