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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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That is one way of delivering them, God by death takes them from all 1miseries, they are out of the reach of their enemies; death delivers them from all miseries of this life, both inward of sin, and outward of trouble, all are determined in death: therefore God when he doth not deliver them from death, he delivers them by death, and takes them to his heavenly Kingdom.
- 1Deliverance by death.
God oft-times delivers his, by not delivering them out of trouble: for when he sees us in danger of some sin, he delivers us into trouble to deliver us from some corruption. Of all evils Gods Children desire to avoid the delivering up to themselves, and to their own lusts, to their own base earthly hearts, to a dead heart: he delivers them into trouble therefore to deliver them from themselves.
God oft-times delivers his, by not delivering them out of trouble: for when he sees us in danger of some sin, he delivers us into trouble to deliver us from some corruption. Of all evills Gods Children desire to avoid the delivering up to themselves, and to their own lusts, to their own base earthly hearts, to a dead heart: he delivers them into trouble therefore to deliver them from themselves.
God will deliver us for the time to come, so that we depend upon him, and humble our selves, and be like our selves. When God delivereth us, at the first it may be we are like our selves, but perhaps afterward we grow prouder, and self-confident, and will not do that we formerly did: therefore God sometimes though he put us in hope of deliverance, yet he will not deliver us, because we are not prepared, we are not throughly humbled. As we see in