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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.
The next is to practise that I spake of in the forenoon,4 to grow poor in spirit, for they shall trust in the name of the Lord. Let us labour more and more to see our own wants. A Christian should have a double eye, one to look to himself, and his own wants, to be abased, another eye to Gods promise, to Gods nature, to trust in God; and thus we should pass our days: the more we can empty our selves, the more we shall be filled with God. We see here in the Text the way to trust in God, to be poor in spirit. The ⟨p. 154⟩reason is in nature: whosoever is not poor in himself, and sees a necessity, he will never go out of himself, for he hath some other supply. Therefore if we would learn to trust in God, we must learn to empty our selves of all self-confidence, by observing our weakness and wants, by taking notice, not so much of our graces, as of our wants. When Moses came from the Mount, his face shone; he knew not of it, all the world about him knew it besides himself; but he observed it not, saith the Scripture: Lo when a Christian considers not (specially in temptations to pride) what he hath, but what he wants, how little good he hath done, how many evil thoughts and actions have passed from him, how short he is in fruitfulness and thankfulness to God; this is the way to trust in GOD: for then we will keep close to GOD, when we do see our own weakness.
The next is to practise that I spake of in the forenoone,4 to grow poore in spirit, for they shall trust in the name of the Lord. Let us labour more and more to see our owne wants. A Christian should have a double eye, one to looke to himselfe, and his owne wants, to bee abased, another eye to Gods promise, to Gods nature, to trust in God; and thus wee should passe our dayes: the more we can empty our selves, the more wee shall bee filled with God. We see here in the Text the way to trust in God, to be poore in spirit. The ⟨p. 154⟩reason is in nature: whosoever is not poore in himselfe, and sees a necessity, hee will never go out of himselfe, for he hath some other supply. Therefore if we would learne to trust in God, we must learne to empty our selves of all selfe-confidence, by observing our weaknesse and wants, by taking notice, not so much of our graces, as of our wnts. When Moses came from the Mount, his face shone; he knew not of it, all the world about him knew it besides himselfe; but he observed it not, saith the Scripture: Lo when a Christian considers not (specially in temptations to pride) what he hath, but what he wants, how little good hee hath done, how many evill thoughts and actions have passed from him, how short he is in fruitfulnesse and thankfulnesse to God; this is the way to trust in GOD: for then wee will keepe close to GOD, when wee doe see our owne weaknesse.