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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.
Again, where there is this excellent grace of trusting in God,5 and the soul is calmed by the Spirit of God, to rely upon God in covenant as a Father in Christ: it will rely upon God without means, and when all things seem contrary. So the Spirit of God will difference a Christian from a natural man, that will go so far as his brain can reach; if he can see how things can be compassed he will trust God, as if God had not a larger, comprehension then he. Where he sees no way or means to contrive a deliverance, nor no means to satisfy his desire, there the soul of a natural man sinks and falls down: a politician will go as far as reason can carry him. But a Christian when he sees no means, he knows God can make means: now when all things are opposite, if he hath a word of God, he will trust God, even against the present state and face of things, as Job saith, Though he kill me, yet will I trust in him. Therefore in the sense of sin, because there is a promise to sinners, that if they confess their sins God will pardon them; he will believe the forgiveness of sins, though he feel the guilt of sin. And in misery he will believe an evasion, and escape, and that God will support him in it, because God hath so promised. And in darkness, when he sees no light, as it is Isaiah. 50.10.2 in such a state he will trust in God. As a child in the dark clasps about his fa•ther; so a child of God in darkness when he sees ⟨p. 142⟩no light, he will clasp about his God, and break through the clouds that are between God and his soul: as indeed faith hath a piercing eye, it pulls off the visor of Gods face; though he seem angry, yet he will believe he is in covenant, and he is a Father. Therefore though God show himself in his dealing as offended: yet he argues, God may be offended with me, but he cannot hate me, there is hope. Faith where it is in any strength, it will believe in contraries. In death, when a man is turned to rottenness and dust, faith apprehends life, and resurrection, and glory to come: it will trust in Gods means, or no means, if it hath a promise.
Againe, where there is this excellent grace of trusting in God,