A12184:534
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The word signifies a rew•rd, and is translated, and taken often for an end; because reward is given at the end of the work: and thus is salvation called a reward for goodness, because it is given at the end of a holy life. The other word signifies damnation or destruction, which implies all things tending to, or accompanying the punishment of a wicked life: and the connection of these words with the former, may be thus framed; he that is an enemy to the cause of life, is an enemy to life, but those that are enemies to the cross of Christ, are ⟨p. 196⟩enemies to the cause of life, and to that which saves them; and therefore they must needs be destroyed: this made the Apostle judge of them thus, and withal be saw they were void of grace, and were incorrigible: and from hence we may infer,
THe word signifies a rew•rd, and is translated, and taken often for an end; because reward is given at the end of the worke: and thus is salvation called a reward for goodnesse, because it is given at the end of a holy life. The other word signifies damnation or destruction, which implyes all things tending to, or accompanying the punishment of a wicked life: and the connexion of these words with the former, may be thus framed; hee that is an enemie to the cause of life, is an enemie to life, but those that are enemies to the crosse of Christ, are ⟨p. 196⟩enemies to the cause of life, and to that which saves them; and therefore they must needs be destroyed: this made the Apostle judge of them thus, and withall be saw they were void of grace, and were incorrigible: and from hence we may inferie,
That we may in some sort judge of the spiritual estate of men, even while they are alive ▪ for as Astronomers can judge of eclipses, and statesmen of the continuance or danger of the state, and Physicians of the event of diseases, by the course of natural causes; so in religion, there are predictions on good grounds, what will follow of ill courses, tending to dam nation.