A12184:563
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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A Second part of the inward disposition showing, that they glory in that which brought shame to them for circumcision was a ceremony given to the Church when it was but in the infancy, and for them that were borne in the strength of the Church, being well grown, to glory in such beggarly rudiments was shameful; in the words, first consider the affection, second the object or end: for the word implies both: and in the first consider the sin, then the cure.
A Second part of the inward disposition shewing, that they glorie in that which brought shame to them for circumcision was a ceremonie given to the Church when it was but in the infancie, and for them that were borne in the strength of the Church, being well growne, to glorie in such beggerly rudiments was shamefull; in the words, first consider the affection, second the object or end: for the word implyes both: and in the first consider the sinne, then the cure.
The sin that is reproved in them, is vain-glory; that is, glorying in a thing not to be gloried in, and it is grounded upon pride, which is a desire of excellency in vain things, and it is for the most part in vain injudicious men, who ordinarily do glory in things that tend to shame. These Philippians saw that Paul was now committed, the doctrine he taught they thought was not good enough, they would be wiser than he, and of deeper reach.
The sinne that is reproved in them, is vaine-glorie; that is, glorying in a thing not to bee gloried in, and it is grounded upon pride, which is a desire of excellencie in vaine things, and it is for the most part in vaine injuditious men, who ordinarily doe glorie in things that tend to shame. These Philippians saw that Paul was now committed, the doctrine hee taught they thought was not good enough, they would be wiser than he, and of deeper reach.