A12184:29
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 a Christians duty to rejoice. It is commanded here: Ministers are enjoined to speak comfort to such, Isa. 40. Comfort ye, Comfort ye my people; and Christ came to bind up the broken in heart, and the Ministers sent to show men their unrighteousness. Job. 33.23. The spirit that is in such is the spirit of joy: and therefore joy is reckoned as a fruit of the spirit Gal. 5.22.
It is a Christians dutie to rejoyce. It is commanded here: Ministers are injoyned to speak comfort to such, Isa. 40. Comfort yee, Comfort yee my people; and Christ came to binde up the broken in heart, and the Ministers sent to shew men their unrighteousnesse. Iob. 33.23. The spirit that is in such is the spirit of joy: and therefore joy is reckoned as a fruit of the spirit Gal. 5.22.
And why should not Christians rejoice? they are free from the spiritual Egypt, from greatest miseries. Nay why should not we sing as the Israelites did after their deliverance? our enemies, and deliverance, is far greater than theirs. And we have the greatest prerogatives; we have here an assured hope of eternal perfect happiness hereafter, we have peace with God. Rom. 5.1. We have free access in all our wants to the throne of grace, and we have a God ready to hear all our prayers, and to help us; we have many gift, already received, Christ is already given us, we are in a state of regeneration; and for the time to come, we have promises from God, the God of truth, that nothing shall separate us from Christ: surely these are great causes of joy in us: and having such things as these, we dishonour them, the giver of them, and our selves, and our profession, if we rejoice not in them.