A12184:317
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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Away therefore with all idle and secure thoughts of sparing our selves: Pity thy self, said Peter to Christ, but was answered sharply, get thee behind me satan: no, the way is very hard, we must come to health by physic, the end is so amiable, as it will sweeten all sour means, and therefore its good for us to be afflicted; crosses bring at length the sweetest comforts. Deny we our selves therefore, in Christs cause, know no body, look upon God and Christs promises, and promise we ourselves no more than God promises, its beyond our knowledge what God will do with us, he promises no immunity from crosses.
Away therefore with all idle and secure thoughts of sparing our selves: Pitie thy selfe, said Peter to Christ, but was answered sharpely, get thee behinde me sathan: no, the way is very hard, we must come to health by physick, the end is so amiable, as it will sweeten all sowre meanes, and therefore its good for us to be afflicted; crosses bring at length the sweetest comforts. Denie wee our selves therefore, in Christs cause, know no bodie, looke upon God and Christs promises, and promise wee ourselves no more than God promises, its beyond our knowledge what God will doe with us, he promises no immunitie from crosses.
Nay, the Saints and the Apostles chose crosses and afflictions, rather than the pleasures of sin, who were wise, and had trial of both kinds, and yet accounts these momentany afflictions, not worthy of comparison with the glory that shall be revealed, they were but light; 2 Cor. 4.17. Rom. 8.18. And if we would truly believe this, it would be easy for us to be resolved as St. Paul was, to come to heaven by all assurances, and to come to all manner of assurances, by any means: for no worldly thing can bring content, like these heavenly assurances, of the presence of the light of Gods love, which the children of God will by no means lose.