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An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 58
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Secondly, As such are thereby provoked to pray to God for them; so when 1God shall mercifully deliver them, and turn their afflictions for good, then they will also be encouraged to bless and praise God also in their behalf, and thus more glory redoundeth still to God. Thus also the Apostle, vers. 11. declareth, That by the means of many persons thanks may be given to God on our behalf. Thus you see no Christian is to live to himself, but it is his duty to be praying to God for others, and praising God in the behalf of others; but how little are the people of God exercised in these communion duties? How little zealous in prayer for others, but far more negligent in the praises of God for others? When doest thou bless God for the mercies, deliverance vouchsafed to the afflicted Saints of God, as if they were thy own? This public affection is greatly wanting in believers, who do not consider they are of the body.
Secondly, As such are thereby provoked to pray to God for them; so when 1God shall mercifully deliver them, and turn their afflictions for good, then they will also be encouraged to blesse and praise God also in their behalf, and thus more glory redoundeth still to God. Thus also the Apostle, vers. 11. declareth, That by the meanes of many persons thankes may be given to God on our behalf. Thus you see no Christian is to live to himself, but it is his duty to be praying to God for others, and praising God in the behalf of others; but how little are the people of God exercised in these communion duties? How little zealous in prayer for others, but farre more negligent in the praises of God for others? When doest thou blesse God for the mercies, deliverance vouchsafed to the afflicted Saints of God, as if they were thy own? This publick affection is greatly wanting in believers, who do not consider they are of the body.
- 12. Hereby they will be more encouraged to bless God, when they are delivered.