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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.
3Again, let us labour to exercise our trust upon all occasions: for things that are exercised are the brighter and the stronger. Let us inure our selves to trust in God for all things, and to trust him with all things, with our bodies, with our souls, with our estates, with our children, with our ways, with our good name,2 with our credit and reputation, §1with all, as I said before in the signs of trust. §2Faith it grows in the exercise, as we see Psal. 62. ⟨p. 153⟩A Psalm expressing Davids trust in God, and the conflict with his soul in trusting, he begins, yet my soul waits upon the Lord; &c. And in verse 2. I shall not be greatly moved, (saith he;) but when he had gone on, and exercised his faith still, then he saith in verse 6.3 He is my Rock, and my Saviour, and defence, I shall not be moved. He that at the beginning saith, I shall not greatly be moved, afterward working upon his heart and soul, and exercising his faith, saith, I shall not be moved, he is my Rock, my Saviour, and defence. Faith, it is the Engine by which we do all, by which we prevail with God, and overcome the world, and all the snares on the right hand, and on the left, it is that whereby we do all: therefore we had need to keep it in exercise, and inure it, that we may have it to manage and use upon all occasions. It is not enough •o have faith in us, but we must live by it, it must not only live in us, but we must live by it: this is another way to strengthen this faith, and assurance, and trusting in God.
3Againe, let us labour to exercise our trust upon all occasions: for things that are exercised are the brighter and the stronger. Let us inure our selves to trust in God for all things, and to trust him with all things, with our bodies, with our soules, with our estates, with our children, with our wayes, with our good name,