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…

Let us for the present take notice of what corruptions and disorders were here ¹at Corinth, which yet he calls the Church of God. And

1. 1What were the corruptions amongst the Corinthians.

First, Whereas the Apostle comprehends all Religion in these things, Tit. 2. 12. Righteously, soberly, and godly. Righteously, in respect of religious duties towards God. We may see how the Corinthians were blame-worthy in all. And

1. For their sins of unrighteousness; The Apostle sharply reproveth them for their contentions and quarrellings, even so far, that they went to Law with one another, and that in the Heathen Judicatories, which was a great and grievous reproach to the Christian Religion. How would the Heathens deride and scoff, to see those that were Christians, and out of appearance from love to heavenly things, forsaking the world and earthly advantages, thus to implead one another about meum and tuum, about money matters, or other civil rights, to sue one another before Heathens Judges? What could this produce, but to make the Heathens say, They talk of leaving all, and following a crucified Christ, but they will not abate of their earthly rights to one another, not in the least measure? Which did so grieve the Apostle, that he conjureth them, What have ye never a wise man, to be an arbitrator amongst you? Why do ye not rather suffer wrong? Nay, they were so far from such meek, self-denying spirits, that they rather did wrong and defraud one another. Now see how zealous the Apostle is in this,