A12184:570
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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And to the attaining thereto, we must first labour for a sound knowledge of God, and for a sound dependence upon him in all things, and also labour for to see our own estate, and our many wants. for wanting this knowledge, men glory in merits while they live, but when they die they grow ashamed of their courses, and blind judgement, for while they live, they judge of themselves by their own conceit of themselves, which is grounded either by comparing of themselves with those that are worse than themselves, as the Pharisee, that thanked God he was not as the Publican: or else upon the ⟨p. 207⟩conceit that shallow persons have of them.
And to the attaining thereto, we must first labour for a sound knowledge of God, and for a sound dependance upon him in all things, and also labour for to see our owne estate, and our many wants. for wanting this knowledge, men glorie in merits while they live, but when they die they grow ashamed of their courses, and blinde judgement, for while they live, they judge of themselves by their owne conceipt of themselves, which is grounded either by comparing of themselves with those that are worse than themselves, as the Pharisee, that thanked God he was not as the Publican: or else upon the ⟨p. 207⟩conceipt that shallow persons have of them.
But these are not rules for us to follow,1 look rather what says the humbled conscience, what says Gods Word and his Justice, and §1take example of the Apostles and holy men of God, that gloried in the Lord reconciled to us in Christ, who is made to us wisdom, sanctification, and redemption. 1 Cor. 30.31. Rejoice that our names are written in heaven. Luke 10.20. Rejoice that we understand and know God to be ust and merciful.