A12184:106
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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First, the outward gesture: as holding up §1hands, bending the knee, casting up the eyes, they are things that may easily be done. Secondly, they make a glorious show in the §2eyes of the world ▪ its a commendable and good quality to be religious, especially if they be observed so to be. Thirdly, its beneficial to men: when as hereby they are known to be no Atheists, and §3therefore not that way uncapable of preferment, or the like. Fourthly, outward worship satisfies conscience §4a little: men know they must worship ⟨p. 46⟩[…] ⟨p. 47⟩[…] ⟨p. 48⟩God, and go• to Church, that these are means to save men, and th•y think that in doing so, they stop the cries of their consciences. Alas! Alas! these sleepy, blinded consciences of theirs, will •t length awake, and will accuse them, for the outward ceremonious hypocritical worship of him, that requires the spirit to worship him with.
First, the outward gesture: as holding up §1hands, bending the knee, casting up the eyes, they are things that may easily be done. Secondly, they make a glorious shew in the §2eyes of the world ▪ its a commendable and good quality to be religious, especially if they bee observed so to be. Thirdly, its beneficiall to men: when as hereby they are knowne to be no Atheists, and §3therefore not that way uncapable of preferment, or the like. Fourthly, outward worship satisfies conscience