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A learned commentary or exposition
A learned commentary or exposition: upon the first chapter of the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians Being the substance of many sermons formerly preached at Gray's-Inn, London, by that reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibbs, D.D. Sometimes Master of Catherine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher to that honourable society. Published for the public good and benefit of the Church of Christ. By Tho. Manton, B.D. and preacher of the Gospel at Stoke-Newington, near London.A learned commentary or exposition: upon the first chapter of the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians Being the substance of many sermons formerly preached at Grayes-Inne, London, by that reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibbs, D.D. Sometimes Master of Catherine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher to that honourable society. Published for the publick good and benefit of the Church of Christ. By Tho. Manton, B.D. and preacher of the Gospel at Stoake-Newington, near London.
London: printed by J.L. for N.B., 1655
A COMMENTARY upon the first CHAPTER of the second Epistle of S. PAU… › Commentary on verse 10
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
When the Church can plead so, it is a good plea, when we are at the lowest, and the malice of the enemy is at the highest, when the waters swell, Help, Lord, for the waters are come into my very soul, when we are very low, and the enemies very high, as we see in Pharaoh. And so in Herod when he was in the height of his pride, when he was in all his glory, God takes him there.
Thus God delivers his, and confounds his enemies; I join them both together, for the one is not commonly without the other: the annoyance of Gods Children is from their enemies: therefore when he delivers the one he confounds the other. When the malice of the one is at the highest, and the state of the other is at the lowest, and their spirits are afflicted and cast down with their estate, then is the time when God will deliver.
Thus God delivers his, and confounds his enemies; I joyn them both together, for the one is not commonly without the other: the annoyance of Gods Children is from their enemies: therefore when he delivers the one he confounds the other. When the malice of the one is at the highest, and the state of the other is at the lowest, and their spirits are afflicted and cast down with their estate, then is the time when God will deliver.
Again, when our hearts are enlarged to pray, when we can pray from a broken heart: as you see here, he joins them together, God will deliver 1me, but it must be by your prayers: when we have hearts to pray, and when others have hearts to pray for us, that is the time of deliverance. Usually there goes before deliverance an enlarged heart to pray to God; as we see in Daniel, Dan. 9. a little before they came out of Babylon, he had a large heart to pray to God. And when we can plead with God his promise, Remember, Lord, thy promise wherein thou hast caused us to trust: when we can cast our selves upon Gods mercy with prayer, and plead with God to remember his promise, it is a sign God means to deliver us. When the heart is shut and closed up, that it cannot speak to God: when there is some sin or other that doth stifle the spirit, that it cannot vent it self with that liberty to God, it is a sign that it is not the time yet of Gods deliverance.