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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 18: SERM, XVIII.
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I therefore briefly raise a third Observation, and that is from the Apostles care, and zeal to build up the Church of God. For whereas he could not come to the Corinthians as yet, lest any Church-corruption or disorders should arise thereby, he endeavours by writing to do that in his absence, which he would not do by his presence. From whence we may gather,
That it's the Ministers duty, not only by personal preaching, but by all other 1lawful ways to promote that Church, he hath any relation unto.
That it's the Ministers duty, not only by personal preaching, but by all other 1lawfull wayes to promote that Church, he hath any relation unto.
- 1It is a Ministers duty to use all lawful means to promote the Church he hath relation to.It is a Ministers duty to use all lawfull means to promote the Church he hath relation to.
When Paul cannot preach, he will write. This zeal in Paul drew out those many Epistles, that now we have recorded in Scripture. Our Apostle speaketh notably to this, 1 Thess. 2. 17, 18. and Chap. 3. 1. where he showeth his cordial affections towards that people, with what violence he was kept from them; and because Satan hindered him, he saith, He could no longer forbear, but would be left at Athens alone, without any comfort or solace, rather than not to send to them, that so they might not be moved from the Gospel. Thus at other times we see this glorious Apostle, when present, yet not contented with his public preaching, did from house to house, as occasion served with tears, beseech and testify every one to cleave unto the Lord.