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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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Thirdly, they differ in their rulers: one are governed by the Devil, and led captive to do his will, others by God.
Thirdly, they differ in their rulers: one are governed by the Divell, and led captive to doe his will, others by God.
Fourthly, in regard of their conversation: §4some are heavenly minded, others are altogether earthly.
Fifthly, their ends are different: the way of §5one is upwards to heaven, the way of the other is downward, tending to the gates of death, even to hell.
But to come to the words; The Apostle saith, not my conversation, but our conversation; implying, that those that mean not to be of the number of those that have their end in damnation, they must be of the number of those of a holy conversation. The word in the original, signifies most properly a freedom, or a Burgership: So as from the metaphor, we may gather thus much.