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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.
And know him in his special Attributes that the word sets him out in,1 besides the promises, that we may know that he is able to make good all these promises, and then we shall trust him. What are those Attributes? He hath made himself known to be All-sufficient, what a world of comfort is in that? He saith to Abraham, I am God All-sufficient, walk before me and be perfect; take thou no thought for any other thing, I am God All-sufficient. There is in him whatsoever may be for an object of trust; he is All-sufficient, he hath power, our trust is in the name of the Lord, that made Heaven and Earth. There is a consideration to strengthen faith, there is power enough, we believe in a God that made Heaven and Earth: and there is will to help us, he is our God: and there is skill to ⟨p. 150⟩help us, as S. Peter saith, he knows how to deliver, it is his practise, he hath used it from the beginning of the Church, and will to the end: he knows how to deliver them, to protect and stand by them, he hath power, and will, and skill to do it. And then again he is every whe•e, he is such a Castle, and Tower, and defence; we have him near us in all times,2 he is a present help in trouble, as it is Psal. 46. what an object of trust is here, if we had bu• faith to make use of it? Let us therefore know God in his word, in his Attributes, and this will be a means to strengthen trust, as it is Psal. 36.3 How sweet is thy goodness? therefore shall the sons of men trust under the shadow of thy wings. Why come we under the shadow of Gods wing? Because his goodness is sweet, he is a fit object for trust. The things of this world, the more we know them, the less we trust them, for they are but vain: but there is such infiniteness in God, that the more we know him, the more we shall trust him; therefore let us grow in the knowledge of Gods word and truth.