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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.
4Again; he that trusts God truly, will trust God with his gifts, with the distribution of his alms, with parting with that he hath for the present, when he sees it like seed cast upon the water. ⟨p. 145⟩When seed is cast upon the water, we are like never to see ti again. Oh but saith the Wise man, Cast thy bread upon the water, and thou shall see it after a certain time: He that hath learned to trust God, will believe this; though he cast away his bounty, yet he hath cast it upon God, and Christ, that will return it again, he knows he doth but lend to the Lord. Therefore those that think their bounty, and alms, and good deeds, to be lost, because they see not a present return, a present crop of that seed, they have not a Spirit of trust in God: for he that hath, will endeavour to be rich in good works: nay, he will account it a sp•ciall favour, a gr•ater favour, to have a heart to do good, then to have means. A reprobate may have means abundance to do good, but only a child of God hath a heart to do good; and when he hath gotten a large and gracious heart to do good, it pleaseth him; then he sees he hath an evidence that he is the child of God, he knows he shall not lose a cup of cold water, not the least thing that he doth in the name of Christ▪ The apprehension of this should make us more fruitful, and abound in the work of the Lord. It is for want of trust, and faith, that we are so barren as we are in good works.5
4Againe; he that trusts God truly, will trust God with his gifts, with the distribution of his almes, with parting with that hee hath for the present, when hee sees it like seed cast upon the water. ⟨p. 145⟩When seed is cast upon the water, we are like never to se ti againe. Oh but saith the Wise man, Cast thy bread upon the water, and thou shall see it after a certaine time: He that hath learned to trust God, will beleeve this; though he cast away his bounty, yet he hath cast it upon God, and Christ, that will returne it againe, he knowes he doth but lend to the Lord. Therefore those that thinke their bounty, and almes, and good deeds, to bee lost, because they see not a present returne, a present crop of that seed, they have not a Spirit of trust in God: for he that hath, will endeavour to be rich in good workes: nay, he will account it a spciall favour, a grater favour, to have a heart to doe good, then to have meanes. A reprobate may have meanes abundance to doe good, but only a childe of God hath a heart to doe good; and when he hath gotten a large and gracious heart to doe good, it pleaseh him; then he sees he hath an evidence that he is the childe of God, he knowes he shall not lose a cup of cold water, not the least thing that he doth in the name of Christ The apprehension of this should make us more fruitfull, and abound in the worke of the Lord. It is for want of trust, and faith, that we are so barren as we are in good workes.