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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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O, let this move us to a reverence of the eye and Majesty of the great 1God, of the presence of God. Who will willingly provoke him, of whom he stands in need to deliver him?
- 1Use. To carry our selves reverently to God.
Let God withdraw his deliverance, his preventing deliverance, or his ⟨p. 178⟩rescuing deliverance: for (as I said) there is a double deliverance: he prevents us from trouble, he delivers us that we do not fall into it: and when we are fallen into it, he rescues us. If God should not thus deliver us, there is no mischief that any others fall into, but we should fall into the like, were it not for his preventing deliverance.
As St. Austin saith well; A man that is freed from sin ought to thank God as well for the sins that he hath not committed, as for the sins that he hath had forgiven: for it is an equal mercy that a man fall not into sin as for his sin to be pardoned. And so for troubles too, it is Gods mercy to prevent troubles as well as to deliver out of trouble when we are fallen into it.
As St. Austin saith well; A man that is freed from sin ought to thank God as well for the sins that he hath not committed, as for the sins that he hath had forgiven: for it is an equall mercy that a man fall not into sin as for his sin to be pardoned. And so for troubles too, it is Gods mercy to prevent troubles as well as to deliver out of trouble when we are fallen into it.