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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.
1How shall we bring our souls to this so necessary a duty? Indeed it is a very hard matter: we know what it is to live by our wits, by our wealth, by our lands: but what it is to live by faith in depending upon God, few souls are acquainted with that.
1How shall we bring our soules to this so necessary a duty? Indeed it is a very hard matter: we know what it is to live by our wits, by our wealth, by our lands: but what it is to live by faith in depending upon God, few soules are acquainted with that.
- 1How to come to trust in God
1Therefore in the first place, learn to know God, you see here we must trust in his name. We know men by their names, God and his name are all one, his name is himself, and himself is his name. Therefore let us learn to know God as he hath discovered himself: know him in his works, but especially in his word,2 know him by that work is he hath discovered himself in his word. Let us know his promises, and have them in store for all assays whatsoever; promises f•r grace, and for direction in this world. God will not fail us nor forsake us, he will be in all extremities with us, In the fire and in the water; and the promises of issue, All things shall work for good to them that love God; and the promise of his Spirit, He will give his holy Spirit to them that ask him: Besides particular promises a world of them in Scripture, let us know God in these promises, they are our inheritance, our portion. And if we should go to God, and not be acquainted with these he will ask us upon what ground? How shall we be able to go to God? But when we have his promise, we may say boldly with the Psalmist, Lord remember thy promise ⟨p. 149⟩