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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, he that will trust God with the greatest matters, will trust God with his ways for direction: he will not trust his own wit and wisdom, but God, God shall be wise for him, •e will f•llow Gods directions, and whatsoever •s contrary to Gods direction he will not do; he will acknowledge ⟨p. 146⟩God in all his ways, Prov. 3.5.1 Acknowledge God in all thy ways, acknowledge him to be thy guide, thy defender, thy light, to direct thee; acknowledge him to be able, and willing to give thee success, acknowledge God in all thy ways and consultations; and when we have especially any great matters in hand, Oh, I beseech you let us learn to acknowledge God. What is it to acknowledge him? To go to him for direction and protection in doing our duty, that we seek to him for strength and for success, this is to acknowledge God in our ways. What makes men so unfortunate and successless in their consultations? Because they are so faithless, they do not acknowledge God in their ways, but trust too much to seeming things, and appearance of things, they are carried too much with that. Though things seem to go never so well, yet let nothing make us give over to acknowledge God: nay, when things are never so ill, let us acknowledge God, for God can set all straight and at rights again. Alas, what a small matter is it for him, that rules Heaven and Earth, and turns this great wheel of all things, to turn the lesser wheels, to order lesser businesses, and bring them to a happy issue and conclusion? It is but a little matter with his command, seeing he rules all things; it is but trusting in him, and praying to him, and then using the means with dependence upon him. Let us therefore acknowledge God this way by committing our ways and affairs to him. We need knowledge, and strength, and a comfortable issue, ⟨p. 147⟩for all that is necessary in our affairs; let us acknowledge God, and fetch all these from him.
Againe, he that will trust God with the greatest matters, will trust God with his wayes for direction: he will not trust his owne wit and wisdome, but God, God shall be wise for him, e will fllow Gods directions, and whatsoever s contrary to Gods direction hee will not doe; hee will acknowledge