A12184:133
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
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1In the fifth place, See wherein the glory of a man, of a nation, of a kingdom consists: it is in Christ, and that which exhibits Christ. What made the Jews rejoice? mark the prerogatives they had. Rom. 9.3. Adoption, covenant, promises, and Christ. What made the ⟨p. 57⟩house of Judah so famous? and Mary so bless her self? All generations shall call me blessed: Christ that vouchsafed to proceed out of her loins, and from that stock. Abraham rejoiced to see Christs day, though he saw it a far off by the eye of faith. And what should we glory in above the Jews? above other nations? but in this; the veil is taken away, Christ shines, and we have the Gospel in its purity. This the Apostle looks for in the Corinthians, 2 Cor. 2.3. Having confidence that my joy is the joy of you all. Now what was Pauls joy? God forbid (saith he) that I should rejoice, but in the cross of Christ, Gal. 6.14. Let us not therefore rejoice in peace, or plenty, fortified places, or the like. No, if we had not Christ to rejoice in, we were no better than Turks. Happy is the people whose God is the Lord; for in him shall we have fullness of joy and comfort: make use of this in time of temptation. When the devil would rob us of our joy, fly to Christ, oppose him against all: oppose the second Adam against the first, he came to do what ever the other did undo. Learn to see the subtlety of the devil, and thine own heart, and fill thy heart with the Scriptures, and with meditations of the promises, and they will cause our love to be so fervent, as all our service of God will seem to be easy to us. As the time that Jacob served seemed nothing, for the love he bare to Rachel.
1In the fifth place, See wherein the glory of a man, of a nation, of a kingdome consists: it is in Christ, and that which exhibites Christ. What made the Iewes rejoyce? marke the prerogatives they had. Rom. 9.3. Adoption, covenant, promises, and Christ. What made the ⟨p. 57⟩