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A12184	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.	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.	1639 (1639)	STC 22493; ESTC S117268	126,511	278

them from evill in the world and not that thou shouldst take them out of the world Ioh 17.15 If we be under crosses if this spirit and power of Christ be in us it will enable us to beare all patiently it will keepe us from murmuring and fretting It will also convince us of our naturall estate so as wee shall see evident necessitie of Gods almighty power to change us this made the Apostle Paul and the Iaylor to looke about them for helpe Lord what wouldest thou have me to doe and thus it will make us never to give God rest nor Christ respite till that power that shall raise up our bodies doe raise up also our soules and he shine in us by his spirit that did bring light out of darknes and fashion us as in his wisedome shall be most meet In the next place the consideration of Gods Almightie power should teach us not to be dejected or cast downe at the reports of the afflicted state of the Church abroad it should bring us rather to God to rely upon his goodnes and power for God is ever God almighty and the same mercifull God that ever he was and therfore we should pray for the Church the more instantly that God would give them beautie instead of ashes wee should urge him with his promise of building up and defending of his Church and destroying of Antichrist and let us make the resurrection of the body a ground to strengthen us in the beleefe thereof as the returne of the children of Israel from Babylon was sealed by the resurrection of the dry bones Ezek. 37. as also the Apostle from the resurrection of the dead gathereth that God by that power hath and will deliver him 2 Cor. 1.9 10. Furthermore when wee are oppressed with any extremitie though never so great by continuall meditation of his promises wee should strengthen our selves and apply them to our present estate and condition knowing that he that raised us out of dust will not suffer us to bee buried in miserie but will with the triall give us a gracious issue at the last by raising up our bodies at the last day by his almighty power which made also the Patriarch Abraham to hope above hope what though our helpes be few its no matter what the instrument is so as Christ is the chief worker In the next place This should incourage us to stand out sted fast in a good cause for the truth do not think with our selves alas I am but one and a weake sillie man what can I doe against a multitude let not such thoughts discourage thee thinke of Luther a poore Monke who alone set himselfe against the whole world and wrought that effect that wee have all cause at this day to honour the memorie of him it is not thou but God in thee that is able to confound all thine enemies and therefore with Moses behold him that is invisible Yet further this should bee observed by a Christian as a ground of his perseverance to the end for when wee know we are Christians what can bereave us of our blessings what can make our faith faile its Gods power that will keepe us to salvation and he that beleeveth shall have life and shall not come into condemnation Ioh. 6.39 40.44.47 and many other places and Christ by his almighty power swayes all our life to our building up to salvation and therefore in contraries we should beleeve contraries that death will worke life miserie happinesse corruption incorruption and this vilenesse glorie for its Gods order to worke by contraries that his power might the more appeare And at the houre of death then behold him that is thus able and all-sufficient that shall presently glorifie our soule and at length will raise up our bodie also and unite it to our soule to partake with it in glorie and happinesse that will then quit us of all sinne corruption death change all our enemies shall bee troden under our foote and all this by his almightie power whereby he is able to doe farre above that wee are able to think and therefore let us with a holy admiration thereof say with the Apostle Ephes. 3.20 To him be glorie for evermore Amen FINIS Lo●uere ut videa 1 Cor. 8.5 Animus ●ujusque is est quisque● 1 The Appellation 2 Exhortation 3 Limitation Meanes to get Ioy. Answ. 1. Ob. Answ. Psal. 120.5 Doctr. 1. Doct. 2. Note 3. Doct. 4. Reason 1. Reason 2. Reason 3. Reason 4. Reason 5. Reason 6. Vse 1. Vse 2. Rev. 1. and 2 3. Doctr. 1. 1 John 4.1 Quest. Answ. Ob. Answ. A threefold judgment to wit I Of Discretion II Of Directi●n III Of Jurisdiction Doctrine Quest. Answ. Rev. 22.15 Remedies against seducers Remedy 1. Remedy 2. Remedy 3. Remedy 4. Meanes and waies to mortifie sinne Three parts viz. 1 The Act Worship 2 The Object God 3 The most part viz. in Spirit Reasons why God must be worshipped in Spirit Vse Reasons why outward worship is so well liked and loved Ob. Answ. Signes of spirituall worshippers Helps unto spiritual worship Doctr. 1. Doct. 2. Reason 2. Reason 3. Reason 4. Reason 5. Reason 6. Quest. Answ. Causes of true joy Vse 1. Vse 2. Vse 3. Vse 4. Vse 5. Answ. Signes of true Christian joy 1 Signe 2. Signe 3. Signe 4. Signe 5. Signe Quest. Answ. Doctrine Ob. Answ. Reason 1. Reason 2. Reason 3. Reason 4 Reason 5. Quest. Answ. Signes of fleshly confidence St. Pauls prerogatives Obj. Quest. Answ. Obj. Answ. Wherein and how the knowledge of Christ exceeds humane knowledge Vse 1. Vse 2. Vse 3. Vse 4. Vse 5. Quest. Answ. Obj. Answ. Quest. Answ. Quest. Answ. Signes of the choice of Christ. Quest. Answ. Obj. Answ. Answ. The meanes how to be united to Christ. Vse 1. Signes of mortification Quest. Answ. Obj. 1. Obj. 2. Ob. Answ. Doctrine Vse 1. 1. Direct 2. 3. 2. Hind 3. Hind Direct 1. Quest. Answ. Quest. Answ. 1. 2. 3. Hind 4. Hind Doctrine Vse Doct. Vse 2. Doctr. Vse Doctr. Quest. Answ. Quest. Answ. Vse 1. 1 Signe 2. Signe 3. Signe 4. Signe Vse 2. Quest. Answ. Doctrine Doct. 1. Signe 2 Signe 3. Signe 4. Signe 5. Signe 6. Signe 7. Signe 9 Signe 10. Signe Meanes unto perfection Motives to the use of the meanes and unto perfection Doctrine How to walk according to the Rule Ob. Answ. Doct. Wherein imitation consists Why examples are laid downe in Scripture Vse 1. 1. Dir. 2. Dir. 3. Dir. Vse 2. Vse 3. Vse Reason 1. Reason 2. Reason 3. Who were enemies to Christs crosse Gal. 5.4 A threefold judgment Quest. Answ. Quest. Answ. Reason 1. Helpes Remedies against vaine-glory Rules Signes Doctr. Quest. Answ. 1. Dir. 2. Dir. 3. Dir. 4. Direct 5. Dir. 6. Dir. Obj. Answ. 7. Dir. Ob. Answ. Reason 1. Reason 2. Reason 3. Vs● Object Answ. Quest. Answ. Doctrine Doctr. 1. Quest. Answ. Vse Vse 1. Vse 2. Vse 3. Vse Qu●st Answ. Obj. Answ. Vse 1. Vse 2. Vse 3. Vse 4. Vse 5. Vse 6. Vse 7. Doctrine 1.

things regard not the golden apples of the profits and pleasures of this life that lye in thy way to divert thy steps and sweepe off evermore the dirt of these worldly cares which we gather in our race and by little and little grow to clog us In the second place beware of sinnes against conscience they take away joy and make our hearts dead there are many that seeing diverse of their sinnes before them concerning which they finde no peace in themselves are soone out of breath and quite out of heart and so by little and little runne into despaire and without hope ever to attaine the price Thirdly take we heed of ill and dull companie that are cold in religion that cannot away with good religious duties for as it is in our ordinary travels good companie makes time and way passe away speedily and with comfort so is it in this race good and gracious company by exhortation and example doe wonderfully incourage us and ill companie contrarily doe dishearten us disswade us and clog us and draw us backe from every good dutie we take in hand But many mens conceits are they need not all this adoe they are well enough though they be not thus holy all cannot come to the high pitch of mortification surely there is hardly any beginning of grace in such who allow themselves in a dead course for where the love of God is it will constraine men to shew their thankfull and loving hearts to him in walking before the Lord with all their might In the fourth place take heed how we suffer our mindes to wander in this race let us not looke at the lookers on the world and the devill and wicked men passe not for their censures we may assure our selves before we enter this race we shall have no applause from them let a slow dull jade come by like Dogges they let him passe none regards but if another comes by a pace every man runnes barking and slandering and backbiting after him and if they can they will bite too shall a man care for such as these no wee must resolve before hand to have the world the devill and all the enemies he can make to bee against us let us therefore set our eyes onely on him that has our reward in his hand that observes us and is ready to crowne us and let us beg courage and strength from him and spirituall wisedome how we should performe every action with what intention or remission of heart and affection how to sanctifie his name in the performance of the duties of our callings how to make every action yea our recreations a furtherance in this our Christian race Secondly let us dayly search and trie our hearts and wayes see how we profit or go back how we grow like or unlike Christ particularly examine we how the pompe of the world seemes to us whether base and contemptible if so then the further wee are runne in this Christian race for as in objects of sight the further we are from them the lesse they seeme to us and the nearer we are to them they appeare the greater so it is in the object of our mindes doth heaven appeare full and beautifull to us it s a signe we are neare to it and wee are come a good way in our race but contrarily if it be mean and of no esteem or account it s farre from us we are at the most but comming towards it Secondly examine what doth take up dayly the powers of our soules and affections doe wee delight in the best things and with Marie chuse the better part which shall not be taken away from us or contrarily are our delights here below and our rest set up here then we have our reward here and the price is not prepared for us but God will spew us out for our coldnesse and therefore if we finde coldnesse creeping on us let us take heed of it it is a dangerous estate God cannot indure it for while we allow of good things but shew not intention of spirit in the performance of them wee do even judge them and tell the world they be things not worthy of our paines and indeavours let us therefore not allow of this coldnesse though it be in us b●t strive against it meditate of such things as may inflame us and pray against it VERS 14. For the price of the high calling of God in Christ Iesus I Presse forth It s a word of vehemencie signifying to set forth his utmost bent and indeavour both of the inward man and of the outward and all is to heaven so as a Christians ayme is alwayes to Ierusalem his lookes is that way his tongue speakes the language thereof his carriage will tell he seekes another Citie Heb. 11. But for these words observe there is first a price Secondly it s a price of a calling Thirdly this calling is high Fourthly this calling we have here in part Concerning this word price it s a metaphor taken from the reward of victory gotten in some exercise God hereby brings heaven downe to us Because wee cannot goe to it he insinuates into our affections by pleasing things and teaches faith by sense And therefore we must not rest in these borrowed words but ever know that the thing that is described goes beyond the description by any earthly similitude From the thing observe that God hath reserved a happie estate for such Christians as are elected to runne in this race that are fitted to it and that are preserved to it And this should teach us to magnifie Gods goodnesse that whereas by nature death with his pale horse and hell should follow us now the course is altered a holy life in Gods commandements is given to us here and then glory shall be heaped upon us God hath begotten us to a lively hope but hath passed by the Angels and left them without hope of recoverie Secondly observe this happie price is to bee given after running God keepes this order to exercise his graces in us that we might bee a meanes to gaine others and that wee might value happinesse the more If we did not suffer here we could not taste heaven so sweetly after labour sleepe and rest is sweet And its fitting that we should be followers of Christ to fill up the measure of his sufferings hee did first runne and then was crowned and this order we must keepe if we meane ever to be with him And let us bee comforted herein though the race be long and painfull yet there is an end it will not continue for ever and with the end there comes a price The world runnes in a mase here and there they have their reward and their happinesse will end soone but a Christians happinesse will never end In the next place observe that it is expedient and usefull to have an eye to this price● it made Paul and it will make us runne