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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 41
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2 COR. 1. 4. That we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble, &c.
The next particular to be considered of in his text, as it stands divided, is the final Cause of Gods comforting his people, especially those that are in any office in the Church; which is, That we may be able to comfort others.
THe next particular to be considered of in his text, as it stands divided, is the final Cause of Gods comforting his people, especially those that are in any office in the Church; which is, That we may be able to comfort others.
So that in this latter part, we are to consider the final Cause it self, which is, To be able to comfort others. Nihil dat quod not habet, is the old Rule. They have no skill or ability to comfort others, who have not the experience and feeling of this upon their own souls. It is not enough for the Ministers of the Gospel to have devoured many Books of learning, to be able to decide Polemical questions in Divinity, to convince gainsayers, to be Doctors Angelical, subtle or profound; to be Mallei Hereticorum, The hammers of Heretics; unless also they have the experimental works of Gods Spirit upon their own souls. They are not able to apply themselves to the hearts of others. Paul had not been able to comfort others, if the Lord had not practically acquainted him with heavenly consolations.
So that in this latter part, we are to consider the final Cause it self, which is, To be able to comfort others. Nihil dat quod not habet, is the old Rule. They have no skill or ability to comfort others, who have not the experience and feeling of this upon their own souls. It is not enough for the Ministers of the Gospel to have devoured many Books of learning, to be able to decide Polemical questions in Divinity, to convince gainsayers, to be Doctors Angelical, subtle or profound; to be Mallei Hereticorum, The hammers of Hereticks; unlesse also they have the experimental works of Gods Spirit upon their own souls. They are not able to apply themselves to the hearts of others. Paul had not been able to comfort others, if the Lord had not practically acquainted him with heavenly consolations.