Two sermons: preached by that faithful and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes…Two sermons: preached by that faithfull and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes…

Now therefore labour for these; that is, for chaste affections. Christ will not have us to divide our affections; some for him, and some for the world; or partly for pleasures, and partly for him; no, he will not have it so: for, a fire divided hath less heat. He will have the whole heart and the whole of our affections, or he will have neither heart nor affection. If we give our hearts to the world or to the pleasures of the world, (the love of which ⟨p. 39⟩is enmity with God) then ¹have we an adulterous heart: which to do is a double sin, as it is for a wife to commit whoredom; for in her whoredom there is a breach of chastity, and breach of the marriage band. And indeed to embrace the world after we are contracted unto Christ, what is it less then whoredom, and a breach of covenant in our spiritual contract with Christ? therefore, beware of worldly-mindedness, which as glue will tie all thy affections so fast to the earth, that thou shalt not be able to lift any to Christ. Take heed of the pleasures of the world, least they drown thy soul in perdition ⟨p. 40⟩and destruction, as the Apostle saith, 1 Tim. 6. 9. for many souls hath this Sea covered, even of those that have professed with the best, and have gone for good Christians.

Now therefore labour for these; that is, for chast affections. Christ will not have us to divide our affections; some for him, and some for the world; or partly for pleasures, and partly for him; no, hee will not have it so: for, a fire divided hath lesse heat. Hee will have the whole heart and the whole of our affections, or he will have neither heart nor affection. If wee give our hearts to the world or to the pleasures of the world, (the love of which ⟨p. 39⟩is enmity with God) then ¹have wee an adulterous heart: which to doe is a double sinne, as it is for a wife to commit whoredome; for in her whoredome there is a breach of chastitie, and breach of the marriage band. And indeed to embrace the world after we are contracted unto Christ, what is it lesse then whoredome, and a breach of covenant in our spirituall contract with Christ? therefore, beware of worldly-mindednesse, which as glew will tie all thy affections so fast to the earth, that thou shalt not be able to lift any to Christ. Take heede of the pleasures of the world, least they drowne thy soule in perdition