A12184:303
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.
But how shall we know whether we die to sin or not?
But how shall we know whether wee die to sinne or not?
1A dead man does no harm, hath no power; contrarily are we strong to commit sin, and do we earnestly intend it? surely we are not mortified. Secondly, dead mens senses are not delighted with fair and sinful objects, if we be dead with Christ, let the sinful objects be never so delightful, they will not move us or affect us one whit, nay, they will be distasteful to us. Most are of a contrary mind, offer them good discourse and occasions, they cannot ⟨p. 115⟩away with them; offer any fleshly pleasure, (like tinder) they are soon set on fire, such as these, as they have no heart to suffer for righteousness, so if for vain glory they would: neither would God honour them so much as to suffer them. For grounds of this doctrine:
1A dead man does no harme, hath no power; contrarily are we strong to commit sinne, and doe we earnestly intend it? surely wee are not mortified. Secondly, dead mens senses are not delighted with faire and sinfull objects, if we be dead with Christ, let the sinfull objects bee never so delightfull, they will not move us or affect us one whit, nay, they will be distastfull to us. Most are of a contrary minde, offer them good discourse and occasions, they cannot ⟨p. 115⟩away with them; offer any fleshly pleasure, (like tinder) they are soone set on fire, such as these, as they have no heart to suffer for righteousnesse, so if for vaine glory they would: neither would God honour them so much as to suffer them. For grounds of this doctrine:
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