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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 23
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2 COR. 1. 2. Grace be to you, and Peace, &c.
The next thing considerable in these words, are the particular mercies prayed for in this Salutation. The first whereof, and that which is the efficient cause of all other things, is Grace. The Common-place in Divinity, De Gratia Dei, of the grace of God, is of a very vast extent, and most of the Popish, Arminian and Socinian errors, arise from the mistake of the use of this word in the Scripture; but it would be impertinent to grasp that whole controversy. I shall not treat any more of it, then what may relate to this Text.
THe next thing considerable in these words, are the particular mercies prayed for in this Salutation. The first whereof, and that which is the efficient cause of all other things, is Grace. The Common-place in Divinity, De Gratia Dei, of the grace of God, is of a very vast extent, and most of the Popish, Arminian and Socinian errours, arise from the mistake of the use of this word in the Scripture; but it would be impertinent to grasp that whole controversie. I shall not treat any more of it, then what may relate to this Text.
We may therefore briefly take notice of the use of it to our purpose, That the first and most principal signification of it, is the favour and mercy of God towards us; for it answereth the Hebrew word Chen, which comes of a root that signifieth to have mercy. So that when the Scripture faith, We are justified by grace, we are called by grace, we are saved by grace. The Popish party doth grossly err, taking grace there for something in us wrought by the Spirit of God, whereas it is indeed without us, even the Attribute of mercy and grace in God. So that the meaning is, We obtain such glorious privileges, not because of any thing in our selves, though never so holy, but because of the mere grace and favour of God without us. Grace then in the most frequent and principal signification of it, denoteth the favour and goodness of God. But then