A12184:370
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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1A second law is, to consider the ways that we are to run in, what dangers we are like to ⟨p. 139⟩meet with, forecast and resolve against the worst, and withal promise we our selves Gods assured protection in our worst estate, the want of this is the seminary and ground of all Apostasy, when men promise to themselves in Christianity, such things as God never promised. Christ therefore promiseth, and showeth the worst first: but the devil to deceive us keeps the worst out of our eyes, and shows a sort of vain delights and pleasures, but the sting of them (through his subtlety and craft) he suffers us to feel before we see it.
1A second law is, to consider the wayes that we are to runne in, what dangers wee are like to ⟨p. 139⟩meet with, forecast and resolve against the worst, and withall promise we our selves Gods assured protection in our worst estate, the want of this is the seminarie and ground of all Apostacie, when men promise to themselves in Christianitie, such things as God never promised. Christ therefore promiseth, and sheweth the worst first: but the devill to deceive us keepes the worst out of our eyes, and shewes a sort of vaine delights and pleasures, but the sting of them (through his subtiltie and craft) he suffers us to feele before we see it.
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A third law is, that we enter the race betimes, its the devils trick to put off the care of this,1 telling us, we need not yet enter, we are but young and have many years to live, as they did that hindered the building of the Temple, but consider we the uncertainty of our life, that we may die suddenly, and that its just with God to take us away after that manner, if we neglect our selves and him; and we must know also, we shall lose no pleasure nor delight, but we shall find such sweet delights in those ways, as we shall with St. Augustine be grieved that we enjoyed them no sooner. And besides, those that begin betimes get a great advantage of others, and through continual custom, come at length to a habit of Religion.