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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.
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 Judges 20. there the Israelites were to set on the Benjamits: they go the first time, and had the foil: they go the second time, and are foiled: the third time they set on them with fasting and prayer, and then they had the victory.
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 Judges 20. there the Israelites were to set on the Benjamits: they go the first time, and had the foile: they go the second time, and are foiled: the third time they set on them with fasting and prayer, and then they had the victory.
What was the reason they had it not at the first time? they were not humbled enough, they did not flee to God, with fasting and prayer. It may be there is some sin, some affection unmortified, of revenge and anger, when God hath subdued that, and brought it under, and brought us to fasting and prayer, then God will deliver us; as at the third encounter they carried away the victory. When we have not made our peace with God, we may come the first and second time, and not be delivered: but when we are throughly humbled, and brought low, then God will deliver us.