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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

impediment to the salvation of the childe for the same covenant is annexed to circumcision that is to baptisme and the Papists that hold that the death of children before baptisme hindreth the salvation of the infant may as wel hold that all the children that dyed before the eight day being the day of circumcision were damned Secondly observe this that children though infants may nay must bee baptized if it may be with conveniencie for children were circumcised nay they were injoyned circumcision on the eighth day Now seeing the covenant is the same and given to children now as then why may not the seale therof be now given in their infancie as then VERS 5. Of the stocke of Israel IAcob had his name changed of his wrestling with the Angell and prevailed St. Paul sayes he was of that stocke of Israel that prevailed with God VERS 5. Of the Tribe of Benjamin THere were two Tribes of especiall credit Iuda and Benjamin they were Kingly Tribes Benjamin was honoured with the first King Saul the sonne of Kish who though he were a cast-away yet it s a matter of great joy in the flesh to have great men personages and learned men of their linage VERS 5. An Hebrew of the Hebrewes MOre ancient than an Israelite for Abraham was an Hebrew before Iacob was an Israelite and he was an Hebrew borne no proselyte or converted Iew. VERS 5. As touching the Law a Pharisee BEfore Christs time there were divers sects among the Iewes as Pharisees Scribes Herodians and Essaei but the Pharisees were the greatest sect of all and as the word signifies so they did separate themselves as better than other Iewes whatsoever And St. Paul layes downe this as one especiall carnall thing wherein hee might glory hee was no common Iew but a zealous Iew so as thence we may observe That there is a fire and zeale that is not kindled by heaven but as St. Iames saith of the tongue is set on fire of hell out of ignorance blind zeale therefore is a ground of destruction we are therefore to take heed for unlesse our zeale have an eye nothing is more tempestuous and troublesome than that man is whom it possesses VERS 6. Concerning zeale persecuting the Church WHere zeale is if it be meant in the largest sense it is very hot against all opposites it hath the name from fire separating Heterogenies and gathering things Homogeneall our Apostle was none of those drowsie professours that would be content to mingle Religions so as where there is no opposition there is no zeale and therefore those that would reconcile religions false and true they have not a sparke of zeale but are key-cold Againe Paul well joynes persecution and a Pharisee together for there was never hypocrite but he was a persecutor For he making and grounding his profession on pride and a desire to be counted holy when a downe right person esteemes him not but by his integrity puts the others outward profession out of countenance presently hee falleth a persecuting especially if his hypocrisie brings any profit or gaine As it was with Demetrius in the Acts. And as it is now with the Romish Church whose chiefe end is profit as appeares by their Purgatorie Indulgences Pardons Dispensations and the like you shall have as much Masse as you will and as little preaching We may observe further That carnall zeale is persecuting zeale and the persecuting Church is the false Church Christs flock never persecutes wolves it will not indeed indure to bee neare them but it s not cruell against them The Papists indeed they speake much of their mildnesse and meeknesse but what is the reason their hands are bound Solve leonem senties leonem loose the Lion and then shall you find he is a Lion VERS 6. Touching the righteousnesse which is in the law blamelesse THis was a great prerogative But how can he be said to be blamelesse as concerning the law when he was without the law Rom. 7 9. I answer its true he was without the law in respect of the inward man in respect of sanctified knowledge love and feare but in regard of his outward course of life no man could blame him Let this be observed by carnall civill men they may bee blamelesse as concerning outward conversation and yet without the law But if he was blamelesse as concerning the law how could hee blame himselfe so as hee did Rom. 7.15 I answer St. Paul then had a new esteeme and judgement hee had a new light which shewed him much corruption where before he saw none This meets with weake Christians that thinke themselves unconverted and cast-awayes because they see a great deale of sinne in them Paul was without blame now miserable man who shall deliver me Christians therefore are to bee comforted and to know that they are not the worse because they see themselves sinfull daily more and more but that they are better as to whom God does dayly bestow the light of his holy spirit to make them see more clearly into their estates We know that we see onely the moates where the Sunne shineth yet cannot we deny but all the ayre is as full as that part which the Sunne inlighteneth Let not such therefore be discouraged but let them know where there is any opposition there is spirit as well as flesh and that at length the spirit will have the victory VERS 7. But what things were gaine to me those I count losse for Christ. THose things and priviledges that formerly hee counted gaine now hee counts them losse It is good therefore to teach by examples as St. Paul does here inforce rules by his owne experience and example It is also expedient sometimes to speake of prerogatives and priviledges that a man hath in himselfe and it s not universall that wee must not speake of any thing that might concerne our owne praise For we may doe it as St. Paul does here to beat downe the pride of others that are vaine glorious or wee may as Paul does lift up our selves to abase and beat down our selves the lower In the third place when God vouchsafes his children any outward priviledges he doth it for the good and helpe of others though we see it not at the first Paul had these priviledges that hee might beate down the pride of the Iewes more powerfully And Solomon had all abundance of wisedome riches and the like why But only that he might without controule judge of all as of vanitie and vexation of spirit and make it to bee beleeved more firmely For had an ordinary man said it men would have thought its easie for him to say so but if he had tried thē he would have been otherwise minded In these latter times our best teachers were at the first Papists and of the more zealous sort As Bucer and Luther being also learned men as also Peter Martyr and Zanchius was brought up in Italy and all this that they