A12184:694
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.
And let this be as a cooler, to quench the base ⟨p. 239⟩wild-fire of love, and consider what is it we so affect, its but beautiful dust, a painted sepulchre, a body that after death will be vileness it self, that while it breathes its full of rottenness, the matter of worms, supported it may be, by a carrion soul, that whether it willeth or nilleth, must leave it and go into a far worse place.
And let this be as a cooler, to quench the base ⟨p. 239⟩wild-fire of love, and con•ider what is it wee so affect, its but beautifull dust, a painted sepulchre, a body that after death will bee vilenesse it selfe, that while it breathes its full of rottennesse, the matter of wormes, supported it may be, by a carrion soule, that whether it willeth or nilleth, must leave it and goe into a farre worse place.
And contrarily, in the last place, it should teach us to be at a point, cheerfully to honour God by sacrificing our selves to him when he calls for us: count it no shame with David to be vile in the eyes of men for Gods cause, if the worst could be imagined (which cannot be) we had as good perish with usage as with rust. But this is the only way to be glorious, to avoid vileness, even to sacrifice our bodies and all in a good cause: what though the world esteem vilely of us, as good for nothing but the shambles, Rom. 8.36. shall we fear them? no, fear him that can destroy both body and soul: its better to go to heaven without a limb, than to go to hell with a sound healthful body, therefore men temptation of the world do begin to provoke thee, say to thy flesh with Bernard, stay thy time: (the time is not yet to be happy.)
And contrarily, in the last place, it should teach us to be at a point, cheerefully to honour God by sacrificing our selves to him when hee calles for us: count it no shame with David to be vile in the eyes of men for Gods cause, if the worst could be imagined (which cannot be) we had as good perish with usage aswith rust. But this is the onely way to be glorious, to avoid vilenesse, even to sacrifice our bodies and all in a good cause: what though the world esteem vilely of us, as good for nothing but the shambles,