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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
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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 ⟨p. 176⟩of enemies; who restrains their malice? we are preserved from dangers day and night: who shuts in the doors, who watcheth over us, but he that keeps Israel? It is God that delivereth us. Without his deliverance all deliverances were to little purpose: all shutting in were to little purpose, except he shut us in that shut Noah into the Ark: he must watch over us. It is God that delivereth us.
It is God that hath delivered us, that doth deliver us. Who restraines the divels 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 ⟨p. 176⟩