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…

The two other Observations are to be dispatched in a little room, as ¹from the Apostles writing a second time to the Church of Corinth, which he seldom did to any Church, but to that of the Thessalonians, and to Timothy a single person. One reason whereof amongst others, was, because that his former Epistle had taken some good effect; and whereas they had been too remiss before about their indulgence to that incestuous person, it seemeth this Epistle had now so awakened them, that they began to be too severe to him, though repenting and humbling himself, as appeareth, Chap. 2. 6, 7. whereupon he exhorteth them, To comfort him, lest he be swallowed up with too much sorrow. It's true, there were other reasons, why he wrote this second Epistle, but this is one amongst the rest. From whence we might observe,

1. 1Why Paul writeth this second Epistle to the Corinthians.

That it's very hard for the Churches of God to keep within their proper bounds about Church-administrations.¹

1. 1It is very hard for the Church of God to keep within their proper bounds in Church-administrations.

Nothing is more ordinary, than to fall from one extreme to another. These Corinthians that were so negligent in good order, that many pollutions were suffered amongst them; insomuch that Gods judgements had surprised them for their default herein. Now when awakened to do their ⟨p. 81⟩