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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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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, Rom. 8.36. shall wee feare them? no, feare him that can destroy both body and soule: its better to goe to heaven without a limbe, than to goe to hell with a sound healthfull bodie, therefore men temptation of the world doe begin to provoke thee, say to thy flesh with Bernard, stay thy time: (the time is not yet to be happie.)
And therefore conclude, our soul is but a stranger here, we must entertain it well into this house of our body: its but a guest, use it not basely, its no ill guest, it gives us sight, taste, speech, motion, when it goes away, our body ⟨p. 238⟩