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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.
If we had spiritual eyes, eyes to see our danger, to see how full the World is of Devils, & then to consider how many dangers this weak life is subject to, how many casualties: we cannot go out of doors, we cannot take a journey, but how many dangers are we subject to? we are environed with perpetual dangers, the snares of death compass us almost every where, abroad, and at home, in our greatest security.
If we had spirituall eyes, eyes to see our danger, to see how full the World is of Divells, & then to consider how many dangers this weak life is subject to, how many casualties: we cannot go out of doores, we cannot take a journey, but how many dangers are we subject to? we are invironed with perpetual dangers, the snares of death compasse us almost every where, abroad, and at home, in our greatest security.
But our comfort, is that God doth compass us with mercy, as it is, Psal. 32. As dangers are round about us, so God is a Wall of fire about us: we have dangers about us, Devils about us, we have a guard about us, we have God about us, we have his Angels about us, we have all his creatures about us, All things are yours, saith the Apostle, &c.
But our comfort, is that God doth compasse us with mercy, as it is, Psal. 32. As dangers are round about us, so God is a Wall of fire about us: we have dangers about us, Divells about us, we have a guard about us, we have God about us, we have his Angels about us, we have all his creatures about us, All things are yours, saith the Apostle, &c.
It is God that hath delivered us, that doth deliver us. Who restrains the devils from having their wills of us? they are enemies not only to our souls, and to our salvation, but to our bodies: they are enemies to our health, as we see in Job: we live in the middest of Lyons, oft-times, in the middest