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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.
1And add experimental knowledge, it helps trust marvellously; the experience of others, and our own experience: when we see God hath helped his Church in all times, especially when they have sought him by fasting and prayer, Our Fathers trusted in thee, 2and were not confounded, Psalm 22. Therefore if we trust in thee, we shall not be confounded. So for our own experience. Thou hast been my God from my mothers womb, 3I have depended upon thee from my mothers breast; forsake ⟨p. 151⟩me not in mine old years, in my grey hairs, when my strength faileth me. Thus we may gather upon God from former experience, that God will not now forsake us; because we have had experience of his kindness in former times: he hat• been my God from my childhood, therefore h• will be now. This is a good argument: because God is as he was, he is the same, he is never drawn dry, Where he loves, he loves to the end. Where he begins, he will end: therefore this should strengthen our faith, to gather experience from forme• things. Thus David allegeth the Lion and the Bear, and so S. Paul, he hath delivered me, therefore he will deliver me. It is ordinary with the Saints of God.
1And adde experimentall knowledge, it helpes trust marvellously; the experience of others, and our owne experience: when wee see God hath helped his Church in all times, especially when they have sought him by fasting and prayer, Our Fathers trusted in thee, 2and were not confounded, Psalme 22. Therefore if we trust in thee, we shall not be confounded. So for our owne experience. Thou hast beene my God from my mothers wombe,