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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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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
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 grosly erre, 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 priviledges, not because of any thing in our selves, though never so holy, but because of the meer 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
In the second place, It is used sometimes for the Effects of this Grace. For as mercy is sometimes taken for the attribute in God, and sometimes for the effects of it: So likewise is grace. Hence it is that Gods grace, is sometimes put for the Gospel, and the preaching of the Word. This being merely from his grace, that he vouchsafeth such a mercy to his people, Act. 20. 24.