A12184:500
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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Fourthly, we must learn truths before we §4practice, for the best have their blemishes: so that we must learn to know how to avoid them. The Papists urge us with the succession ⟨p. 183⟩and universality of their Church. No say we, it is the doctrine that must try the Church, whether it be true or false; for men are Mensura mensurata, its the doctrine is Mensura mensurans, the measure measuring, whereby our actions ought to be squared and framed aright. The Papists urge us with an implicit faith. Alas, what example? what imitation can there be, when they know not what to imitate? they know not what the Church believes, and and yet they must believe as the Church believeth.
Fourthly, wee must learne truthes before wee §4practice, for the best have their blemishes: so that wee must learne to know how to avoid them. The Papists urge us with the succession ⟨p. 183⟩and universalitie of their Church. No say we, it is the doctrine that must trie the Church, whether it be true or false; for men are Mensura mensurata, its the doctrine is Mensura mensurans, the measure measuring, whereby our actions ought to be squared and framed aright. The Papists urge us with an implicite faith. Alas, what example? what imitation can there be, when they know not what to imitate? they know not what the Church beleeves, and and yet they must beleeve as the Church beleeveth.
Fifthly, we must labour to have soft hearts, §5sanctified with grace and mollified, for a stony hard heart will receive no impression, and to this end are we to use the means, to embrace the word, to receive the Sacraments, and to pray that God would open our eyes, and soften our stony hearts.