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[1.] Give yourself up to the government of it.

[2.] Subject constantly to the Spirit's motions; they are

known from other motions.

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(1.) By a special strength in them, by which they are

[3.] Join and co-operate with the Spirit..

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4.] Turn motions into resolutions, and resolutions into

practice.

[5.] Depend on ordinances, and get a heart suitable to

them.

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[6.] Observe the Spirit's first withdrawing, and search the

cause.

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[7.] Take heed of such sins as we term little ones,

look upon all sin in the rise and root of it.

and

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[8.] Get spiritual wisdom, to know what is pleasing and

2. Sanctification, yet not without a new act of the Spirit:

the reasons.

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3. Joy, which hath its degrees also, being from the Spirit.

Of the three witnesses on earth, their order. .

Of the witness of the Spirit immediately from itself,

which is the highest, and that which bringeth most

joy.

Of such joys and raptures of the Spirit, and how they
are known from illusions, as,

1. By what goes before them, as-

(1.) The word embraced by faith.

(2.) Deep humiliation.

(8.) Self-denial.

(4.) Comfort and victory.

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(3.) A joyful expectation of Christ.

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4. Other degrees of sealing, from the divers degrees

of revelation.

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Unto the day of redemption.

§3. Of the day of redemption.

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From the consideration of what formerly hath been spoken,

some general conclusions are collected.

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Conclusion I. We may attain to the knowledge that we are

in the state of grace.

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All that have faith have not assurance.

Conclusion II. Upon knowledge of our estate of grace for

the present, we may be assured of our future full

redemption.

Why we pray for forgiveness of sins notwithstanding.

This assurance we have, that, first, God may be glorified;

secondly, our souls comforted.

Conclusion III. This assured knowledge is wrought by the

Spirit.

Conclusion IV. The sealing of the Spirit unto salvation
should be a prevailing argument not to grieve the Spirit.

1. To those that are not as yet sealed.

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2. To those that are sealed either in a lower or higher

(4.) The nature of love.

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assimilation.

(5.) And other graces, as faith and hope, that work by

The doctrine of assurance is no doctrine of liberty.

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VOL. V.

THE CHRISTIAN WORK.

THE CHRISTIAN WORK.

NOTE.

'The Christian Work' forms a portion of a considerable quarto, published in 1639. The general title-page is given below. The Exposition' of chap. iii. follows this, and the other pieces specified therein will appear in their proper places. The 'Epistles Dedicatory and Prefatory' of the entire volume are herewith prefixed.

G.

AN

EXPOSITION

OF THE

THIRD CHAPTER

OF THE EPISTLE OF

St. Paul to the PHILIPPIANS:

Two Sermons of Christian watch-
fulnesse.

The first upon Luke 12. 37.

Also 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 Cam-
bridge, and sometimes Preacher at Grayes-Inne.

1 TIM. 4. 8.

But godlinesse is profitable, having promise of the life that
now is, and of that which is to come.

LONDON,

Printed by T. Cotes for Peter Cole,* and are to be sold at the

Glove & Lyon in Corne-hill, neare the Royall Exchange, 1639.

For curious notices of Cole, see the Bibliographical List of the editions of Sibbes' different works in the 7th volume.-G.