A12184:548
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, when we bestow all labour to give §4satisfaction thereunto: for explication, these men gave the intention of their most inward affections, to procure content to their lusts, all their labour was to this end, and so quieted themselves in the enjoyment of them, and as they made their belly their God, so their belly acted the part of a god, in giving them laws, bidding them to do, project, devise this or that, undermine such, and grounding them in this first fundamental law. Thou canst not live long, neither wilt thou live well therefore while thou livest live for thy pleasure, take thy ease, and from thence enjoins them to use all means thereto, take all acquaintance, undermine ⟨p. 200⟩all that cross thee: and all to this end, that thou mayest have thy ease.
Fourthly, when wee bestow all labour to giv• §4satisfaction thereunto: for explication, these men gave the intention of their most inward affections, to procure content to their lusts, all their labour was to this end, and so quieted themselves in the injoyment of them, and as they made their bellie their God, so their belly acted the part of a god, in giving them lawes, bidding them to doe, proiect, devise this or that, undermine such, and grounding them in this first fundamentall law. Thou canst not live long, neither wilt thou live well therefore while thou livest live for thy pleasure, take thy ease, and from thence inioynes them to use all meanes thereto, take all acquaintance, undermine ⟨p. 200⟩all that crosse thee: and all to this end, that thou maist have thy ease.
As it was then, so now is it with the Papists their successors: all the differences in Religion between them and us, are by them grounded on the belly, that is the Monarchy of the Pope, and worldly pomp, and Masses invented for idle Priests, latin prayers, little or no preaching, only that the people being ignorant, they might more easily command them. If their errors were not invested in gain, we should soon accord, their worship, especially the manner thereof, only to delight the sense.