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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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A fourth sign is, That at the hour of thy §4:death, this spiritual worshipping of God will give thee content, when nothing else can: Thou mayst say with comfort as Hezekiah did; Lord remember how I have walked before thee in sincerity. ⟨p. 50⟩When down-right affliction comes, outward verbal profession vanisheth, with all the comforts thereof, then perisheth the hope of the hypocrite. Two things upheld Job in comfort, in his great extremity: he was first assured, that his redeemer lived: and secondly, he knew his innocency in those things that his friends charged him with: and such times will fall on us all, either at the time of death, or before, when nothing but innocency, and sincerity shall be able to uphold us.
A fourth signe is, That at the houre of thy §4:death, this spiritual worshipping of God will give thee content, when nothing else can: Thou mayst say with comfort as Hezekiah did; Lord remember how I have walked before thee in sinceritie. ⟨p. 50⟩When down-right affliction comes, outward verball profession vanisheth, with all the comforts thereof, then perisheth the hope of the hypocrite. Two things upheld Iob in comfort, in his great extremity: he was first assured, that his redeemer lived: and secondly, he knew his innocency in those things that his friends charged him with: and such times will fall on us all, either at the time of death, or before, when nothing but innocencie, and sincerity shall be able to uphold us.
Labour therefore for sincerity and spiritual worship, Worship God in spirit, but let it be done outwardly also. But first, bring thy heart and intention to what thou dost, and that will stir up the outward man to its duty, and for the performance hereof,1