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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.
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.
First, learn to know God aright: For worship is answerable to knowledge, for how can we reverence God aright, when we know neither his goodness, nor his greatness? how can we trust on God, when we see not his truth in the performance of his promises, in the Scriptures, and in our own experience: those that do not these, know not God, for as the heart affects according to knowledge. So also its true in divinity, as we know his justice we shall fear, as we know his mercy we shall love him, and as we know his truth we shall trust on him. Psal. 9.10. They that know thy name shall trust in thee: and in other places of the ⟨p. 51⟩said Psalm, the Lord is known in the judgement he executeth, vers. 16.
First, learne to know God aright: For worship is answerable to knowledge, for how can we reverence God aright, when we know neither his goodnesse, nor his greatnesse? how can we trust on God, when we see not his truth in the performance of his promises, in the Scriptures, and in our owne experience: those that doe not these, know not God, for as the heart affects according to knowledge. So also its true in divinitie, as we know his justice wee shall feare, as we know his mercy wee shall love him, and as we know his truth we shall trust on him. Psal. 9.10. They that know thy name shall trust in thee: and in other places of the ⟨p. 51⟩said Psalme, the Lord is knowne in the judgement he executeth, vers. 16.
Secondly, know God to be the first mover §2and cause of all: men ordinarily fear the creature, attributing that to it, which belongs to the Creator. But God, he is the giver of all, and Christians look on the secondary means, as to the first author and ground of all the rest, they behold the Magistrate as in God: fear them no otherwise, but in the Lord. Atheists they will not stick at any sin whatsoever, to get the love of those, that may bring them any worldly commodity. A Christian, he pleases, and seeks the love of him that can make enemies friends, when he lists, and when its for our good; he knows, in him we live, move, and have our being.