A12184:733
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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Sixthly, these bodies of ours shall be spiritual, as it is 1 Cor. 15. a natural body is upheld by natural means, as meat, drink, Physic, but then shall there be no need of such things, Christ shall be all in all to us; and again, our body shall obey the spirit, now the body keeps the spirit in slavery, but then shall it readily yield to every motion of the spirit. The Ubiquitaries when they speak of the spirituality of Christs body, ⟨p. 248⟩they would have it in all places. But they may as well conclude, because we shall have spiritual bodies, therefore our bodies also shall be in all places like to Christs body. The ground of the glory of these our bodies, shall be the beatifical vision, and our union with Christ: if our beholding him here in his ordinances be of such a power as to transform us from glory to glory, 2 Cor. 3.18. What a change shall be wrought in us, when we shall see him as he is? and if his first coming had that power to make all things new (2 Cor. 5.17.) much more when he cometh the second time in glory, shall he make all things new and glorious.
Sixthly, these bodies of ours shall be spirituall, as it is 1 Cor. 15. a naturall bodie is upheld by naturall meanes, as meate, drinke, Physicke, but then shall there be no need of such things, Christ shall be al in all to us; and again, our body shal obey the spirit, now the body keeps the spirit in slavery, but thē shal it readily ye•ld to everie motion of the spirit. The Vbiquitaries when they speak of the spiritualitie of Christs body, ⟨p. 248⟩they would have it in all places. But they may as well conclude, because wee shall have spirituall bodies, therefore our bodies also shall be in all places like to Christs bodie. The ground of the glorie of these our bodies, shall be the beatificall vision, and our union with Christ: if our beholding him here in his ordinances bee of such a power as to transforme us from glory to glory,