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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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It argues the great weakness of our nature, which is ready to distrust God upon every temptation of Satan, as if God had never dealt graciously with us, as if God were changeable like our selves. Let us labour to support our selves in the time of temptation with the former experience of Gods gracious goodness, and his blessed work upon our souls: he that delivered us from the power of Satan, & keeps us from him still that we sink not into despair, he will keep us for the time to come, so that Neither things present, nor things to come, as the Apostle saith, shall be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ. And let us as it were make diaries of Gods dealing to us: this is to be acquainted with God, as Job speaks: this is to walk with God, to observe his steps to us, and ours to him: it is a thing that will wondrously strengthen our faith, especially in old years, in grey hairs. What a comfortable thing is it when an aged man can look back to the former part of his life, and can reckon how God hath given him his life again and again? how God hath comforted him in distress, how God hath raised him up in the middest of perplexity, when he knew not which way to turn him, how God comforted him when he was disconsolate? all these meeting together, in our last conflict, when all comfort will be little enough, what a comfort will it be?
It argues the great weaknesse of our nature, which is ready to distrust God upon every temptation of Satan, as if God had never dealt graciously with us, as if God were changeable like our selves. Let us labour to support our selves in the time of temptation with the former experience of Gods gracious goodnesse, and his blessed work upon our souls: he that delivered us from the power of Satan, & keeps us from him stil that we sink not into despair, he will keep us for the time to come, so that Neither things present, nor things to come, as the Apostle saith, shall be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ. And let us as it were make diaries of Gods dealing to us: this is to be acquainted with God, as Job speakes: this is to walk with God, to observe his steps to us, and ours to him: it is a thing that will wondrously strengthen our faith, especially in old years, in gray hairs. What a comfortable thing is it when an aged man can look back to the former part of his life, and can reckon how God hath given him his life again and again? how God hath comforted him in distresse, how God hath raised him up in the middest of perplexity, when he knew not which way to turn him, how God comforted him when he was disconsolate? all these meeting together, in our last conflict, when all comfort will be little enough, what a comfort will it be?