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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.
6Again, he that trusts in God truly, will trust him for all things, and at all times. For all things: for faith never chooseth and singleth out its object to believe this, and not that: for all comes from the same God: therefore he that trusts God for one thing, will trust him for all things. If I will trust a man for many pounds, surely I will trust him for a shilling. He that pretends he will trust God, God will save me, God is merciful; and yet notwithstanding will not trust him for common things: it is an abusive delusion, and flattering of his own soul in vain: there is no such trust in him, because he that trusts God for the main, will trust him for the less. Therefore true trust is for all things: he that trusts God for forgiveness of sins, which is the main, and hath wrestled with God for the forgiveness of sins and found peace with God there, he will easily ⟨p. 143⟩wrestle in other baser and less temptations. As God saith to Jacob, Thou art Israel, thou hast prevailed with God, and shalt prevail over men: so a true Christian, that in the grand point of forgiveness of sins (when his conscience is surprised with the fear of Gods wrath) hath gotten assurance of the pardon of his sins, when he is to set upon other lesser temptations, he overcomes them easily. Therefore a Christian will trust God (as for forgiveness of sins,1 and life everlasting, so) with his good name. Oh, will some say, you will be reported of thus & thus; he cares not, he knows the cause is just, he will trust his good name with God, Who will bring a mans righteousness forth clear as the noon day, as David speaks. He that will not trust God with his good name, is of a base spirit; and fear of disgrace keeps many men from many just actions. He that truly trusts God, will trust him with the righting of his cause;2 he will not pull Gods office out of his hands, he will not revenge himself, but he will trust God, God certainly will right me first or last, he will only use the legal means, and that quietly. But a man that is not acquainted with the Spirit of God, is presently moved with revenge, and hath not learned to overcome himself in this conflict. A man hath gone indeed very far in religion, that can conquer himself in this conflict, that can trust his cause with God when he is wronged and overcome by might, &c.