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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 93
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2 COR. 1. 12. Not with fleshly wisdom.
2 COR. 1. 12. Not with fleshly wisdome.
The next particular considerable, is the manner of Paul's conversation in this world, expressed negatively, Not with fleshly wisdom. This is made contrary to that simplicity and sincerity he had mentioned before. Only the expression doth imply a two-fold wisdom, the one heavenly, and from above; This the Apostle doth not deny, but at other times doth assume to himself. There is a civil prudence necessary in all Church-Officers to feed and govern their flock. There is also a spiritual wisdom, whereby we are able to understand, and to discover the mysteries of God. These are an excellent gift of God. And therefore, 1 Cor. 1. 2, 3, 4. when the Apostle had renounced all excellency of speech, and mans wisdom, as he calleth it, yet vers. 6. he correcteth his expression, saying, Howbeit we speak wisdom, yet not the wisdom of this world. So then, Mans wisdom, the wisdom of the world, is the same which is here called fleshly wisdom. So that (I say) the expression doth imply a division of wisdom into heavenly or divine; The wisdom from above; and that which is carnal or fleshly, the Apostle calleth it sensual and devilish, Jam. 3. 15, 17.
THe next particular considerable, is the manner of Paul's conversation in this world, expressed negatively, Not with fleshly wisdome. This is made contrary to that simplicity and sincerity he had mentioned before. Only the expression doth imply a two-fold wisdome, the one heavenly, and from above; This the Apostle doth not deny, but at other times doth assume to himself. There is a civil prudence necessary in all Church-Officers to feed and govern their flock. There is also a spiritual wisdome, whereby we are able to understand, and to discover the mysteries of God. These are an excellent gift of God. And therefore,