A12184:258
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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First,1 if a man accounts of any thing, his eye and mind will be on it: if we account Christ as our gain, our hearts will be set on him continually; if he be our treasure, our hearts will be on him.
First,1 if a man accompts of any thing, his eye and minde will be on it: if we account Christ as our gaine, our hearts will be set on him continually; if he be our treasure, our hearts will be on him.
- 1Signs of the choice of Christ.Signes of the choice of Christ.
Secondly, if we have made choice of him,§2 our hearts will joy in him above all things: as he that found the jewel, went away rejoicing. Show me the light of thy countenance, for therein do I delight, saith David; where true belief is there is joy: Zacheus, the Jailer, and the Eunuch, after they were converted they rejoiced. This makes a covetous man not regard at all what men say of him, for he hath that which they would be glad of; so ought it to be with us, let us be taunted, mocked, flouted at, if we have chosen Christ, ll's one, we have other things to comfort us, and our eyes will be upon them.