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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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VERS. 15. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded.
VERS. 15. Let us therefore, as many as bee perfect, bee thus minded.
ST. Paul he proceeds to others; If any of you be perfect as I am, be you also thus minded as I am; perfection in this place, is not meant of that perfection we shall have hereafter, or should have now, or legal perfection; but he is said to be perfect, that is in his growing estate, increasing more in grace, righteousness, and sincerity, or it may be meant of perfection in regard of degrees comparatively, whereby one out-goes another that is but a novice in Religion: such are those that can rule their affections, and can live in a settled course of holiness, called in Heb. 5.14. men of full age: for there are children in Religion, new entered into Christ's school, then those that are come to full age, surely are exercised to discern good and evil, and then those that are come to their full pitch in heaven; between whom and the former, there is no more comparison, than is between the Sun and a star for light, so as in regard of the Saints in heaven, the best here ⟨p. 157⟩are imperfect, yet in regard of the beginners, they may be said to be perfect: however, we may safely gather this.
ST. Paul hee proceeds to others; If any of you be perfect as I am, bee you also thus minded as I am; perfection in this place, is not meant of that perfection wee shall have hereafter, or should have now, or legall perfection; but he is said to bee perfect, that is in his growing estate, increasing more in grace, righteousnesse, and sinceritie, or it may bee meant of perfection in regard of degrees comparatively, whereby one out-goes another that is but a novice in Religion: such are those that can rule their affections, and can live in a setled course of holinesse, called in