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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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Affections therefore are lawful, yea necessary in Gods children: all actions in Gods worship are esteemed according to the affections that they are done with: we are as we love, not as we know, what is the life of a Christian, but the performance of things with courage, delight and joy? and therefore the strongest Christians have strongest affections; for Religion doth not harden the heart, but mollifies it, and regeneration doth not take affections away but restores them sanctified and pure.
Affections therefore are lawfull, yea necessarie in Gods children: all actions in Gods worship are esteemed according to the affections that they are done with: we are as we love, not as we know, what is the life of a Christian, but the performance of things with courage, delight and joy? and therefore the strongest Christians have strongest affections; for Religion doth not harden the heart, but molifies it, and regeneration doth not take affections away but restores them sanctified and pure.
But to come particularly to the matter here; he is compassionate, and so compassionate, as his natural constitution will admit, he expresseth this with tears: which ariseth from grief for something within our selves, or by reason of sympathy with others, for some danger that they are in, or like to fall into.
But to come particularly to the matter here; he is compassionate, and so compassionate, as his naturall constitution will admit, hee expresseth this with teares: which ariseth from griefe for something within our selves, or by reason of sympathie with others, for some danger that they are in, or like to fall into.
1The reasons hereof are, because they are led by the spirit of Christ, who was all made of compassion: for he wept for his friends, for Lazarus, and for his enemies. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered you, and you would not: he was tender in bearing the infirmities of his weak Disciples, and of weak women, his compassion was such, as drew him to the lowest degree of humiliation to free us from danger.