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An exposition of the third chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the…
An exposition of the third chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians also two sermons of Christian watchfulness. The first upon Luke 12 37. The second upon Revel. 16.15. An exposition of part of the second chapter of the Epistle to the Philip. A sermon upon Mal. 4. 2.3. By the late reverend divine Richard Sibbes, D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Gray's-Inn.An exposition of the third chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians also two sermons of Christian watchfulnesse. The first upon Luke 12 37. The second upon Revel. 16.15. An exposition of part of the second chapter of the Epistle to the Philipp. A sermon upon Mal. 4. 2.3. By the late reverend divine Richard Sibbes, D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Grayes-Inne.
London: printed by T. Cotes and John Dawson for Peter Cole, 1639
AN EXPOSITION OF THE THIRD Chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to th… › VERS. 3. In Spirit.
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1This may deprive all such of comfort, as care not for this spiritual worship, thinking they have done enough, if they have mumbled a few idle words over: God accepts it no more ⟨p. 47⟩than if they had sacrificed a dogs head, as he saith, Isaiah 66.3. And verily, what other is Popery, but a body without a soul? when they worship in blind sacrifices, in a strange language. Is this a spiritual worship? when they neither know what they do nor say? Let us show that we are not of their number: Come we with love, and with the intention of all our affections, and this will sway the whole man, body and soul; and so shall we worship him in truth, and not in hypocrisy as many do, that bring their Idols with them; their minds are on their pleasures and riches, though their body be present before God. And it hath ever been an error in the world, this limiting and tying Gods worship to outward worship of the body,2 with a kind of ceremonious gesture: and it is very much liked for such like Reasons as these are.
1This may deprive all such of comfort, as care not for this spirituall worship, thinking they have done enough, if they have mumbled a few idle words over: God accepts it no more ⟨p. 47⟩than if they had sacrificed a dogges head, as he saith, Esay 66.3. And verily, what other is Poperie, but a bodie without a soule? when they worship in blinde sacrifices, in a strange language. Is this a spirituall worship? when they neither know what they doe nor say? Let us shew that we are not of their number: Come we with love, and with the intention of all our affections, and this will sway the whole man, body and soule; and so shall we worship him in truth, and not in hypocrisie as many doe, that bring their Idols with them; their mindes are on their pleasures and riches, though their body be present before God. And it hath ever been an error in the world, this limiting and tying Gods worship to outward worship of the body,2