A12184:245
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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But it may be said,1 true, Christ is gain, but what hope is there for us to attain hereunto, it may be as Paradise in it self, yet kept from us by a flaming sword.
But it may be said,1 true, Christ is gaine, but what hope is there for us to attaine hereunto, it may be as Paradise in it selfe, yet kept from us by a flaming sword.
- 1Obj.
I answer,1 no, this gain may be gotten; which is the thing I propound to speak of: Christ is a treasure in a field, if any one will seek he may find, we had a Saviour before we were borne, he was elected thereunto, and we to gain heaven through him; and he was manifested in the flesh in the fullness of time to encourage us, and Christ our gain calls us to buy without money, and invites us that are loaden with sin to come to him: Isa. 55.1. 2 Cor. 5.20. To this end, he appoints men to lay open his riches to allure us.
I answer,1 no, this gaine may be gotten; which is the thing I propound to speake of: Christ is a treasure in a field, if any one will seek he may finde, we had a Saviour before we were borne, he was elected thereunto, and we to gaine heaven through him; and he was manifested in the flesh in the fulnesse of time to incourage us, and Christ our gaine calles us to buy without mony, and invites us that are loaden with sinne to come to him: