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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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Why? Thou hast been my God from my youth, thou hast held me from the womb: therefore cast me not off in my old age, forsake me not when my strength faileth. So he pleads with God, verse 17. Lord, thou hast taught me from my youth, now when I am old and grey-headed for sake me not, till I have showed thy strength to this Generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
Why? Thou hast been my God from my youth, thou hast held me from the wombe: therefore cast me not off in my old age, forsake me not when my strength faileth. So he pleads with God, verse 17. Lord, thou hast taught me from my youth, now when I am old and gray-headed for sake me not, till I have shewed thy strength to this Generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
Thus we see how the Spirit of God in his Children makes a blessed use of former experience to reason with God for the time to come, and it will afford us arguments in all kinds. We may reason from former spiritual favours to spiritual favours: as for instance, God hath begun a good work in us, therefore He will finish it to the day of the Lord, Phil. 1. His gifts and graces are without repentance. And we may reason from spiritual favours past to all favours to come that are of a lower nature, Rom. 8. He that spared not his own Son, but gave him to death for us all, how shall he not with him give us all things? It is a strong reason, he hath done the great, rtherefor •he may well do the less. We may reason from one favour to another, thus, from temporal to temporal: he hath delivered me, therefore if it be for his glory and my good, he will deliver me. We may reason from once to all of the like, Psal. 23. God is my shepherd, &c. He hath been with me in the valley of death; he hath showed himself to be my shepherd in all my troubles: what doth he build on that for the time to come? Doubtless the loving kindness of the Lord shall follow me all the days of my life. This should teach us then this holy