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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
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.
VERS. 8. And do count them but dung.
VERS. 8. And doe count them but dung.
Showing his loathing of them, and that he could not in dure the thought of them, but did abhor it as dogs vomit or dogs meat, ⟨p. 92⟩accounting it fit meat for none but such dogs as he spake before of: if therefore we love Christ, there will be a detestation of those things that cross the power of Christs merits, in the same degree that we love Christ, and we will express our degree of love of him, by expressing the degree of hatred we bear to other things in comparison of him.
SHewing his lothing of them, and that he could not in dure the thought of them, but did abhorre it as dogges vomit or dogges meat, ⟨p. 92⟩accounting it fit meat for none but such dogges as he spake before of: if therefore we love Christ, there will bee a detestation of those things that crosse the power of Christs merits, in the same degree that we love Christ, and we will expresse our degree of love of him, by expressing the degree of hatred we beare to other things in comparison of him.
1But why doth the Apostle so often inculcate these words?
- 1Quest.