A12184:46
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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4 While Gods children live here, they have §4ever a mixture of the two affections of joy, and grief, to temper one another: for fullness of joy is only in Heaven, this life will not endure perfect joy, but ever when there is cause given of joy, we have something to humble us; and to keep us from being exalted above measure. As Paul had some base temptation, which he calls the prick of the flesh, who therefore bids us to fear and tremble, that we lose not the sense of Gods spirit, by the prevailing of our corruptions.
4 While Gods children live here, they have §4ever a mixture of the two affections of joy, and griefe, to temper one another: for fulnesse of joy is onely in Heaven, this life will not indure perfect joy, but ever when there is cause given of joy, we have something to humble us; and to keepe us from being exalted above measure. As Paul had some base temptation, which he cals the pricke of the flesh, who therefore bids us to feare and tremble, that we lose not the sense of Gods spirit, by the prevailing of our corruptions.
But it will be objected,1 that the Christian is fuller of sorrow than joy. To which
- 1Ob.
I answer,1 it arises either from ignorance of the grounds of comfort, or from want of application of them. When a man is a young Christian, newly begun, he knows not, nor understands, what grounds he hath of joy; they are as children, that know not their inheritance at the first, nor their fathers love: especially if he