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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
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It is also expedient sometimes, to speak of prerogatives, and privileges that a man hath in himself, and its not universal that we must not speak of any thing, that might concern our own praise. For we may do it as St. Paul does here, to beat down the pride of others, that are vain glorious; or we may as Paul does, lift up our selves to abase and beat down our selves the lower.
It is also expedient sometimes, to speake of prerogatives, and priviledges that a man hath in himselfe, and its not universall that wee must not speake of any thing, that might concerne our owne praise. For we may doe it as St. Paul does here, to beat downe the pride of others, that are vaine glorious; or wee may as Paul does, lift up our selves to abase and beat down our selves the lower.
In the third place, when God vouchsafes his children any outward privileges, he doth it for the good and help of others, though we see it not at the first. Paul had these privileges, that he might beat down the pride of the Jews more powerfully. And Solomon had all abundance of wisdom, riches, and the like; why? But only that he might without control judge of all, as of vanity and vexation of spirit: and make it to be believed more firmly. For had an ⟨p. 70⟩ordinary man said it, men would have thought its easy for him to say so: but if he had tried them, he would have been otherwise minded. In these latter times, our best teachers were at the first Papists, and of the more zealous sort: As Bucer and Luther, being also learned men; as also Peter Martyr and Zanchius, was brought up in Italy, and all this, that they seeing once their blindness, might be the more able to confound them, as being not a whit inferior to them in any outward respect whatsoever, when they were of their belief.
In the third place, when God vouchsafes his children any outward priviledges, he doth it for the good and helpe of others, though we see it not at the first. Paul had these priviledges, that hee might beate down the pride of the Iewes more powerfully. And Solomon had all abundance of wisedome, riches, and the like; why? But only that he might without controule judge of all, as of vanitie and vexation of spirit: and make it to bee beleeved more firmely. For had an