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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 2
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Another reason is, from the Act of this disposition of mercy in God, he is the God of all comfort, and as he is comfortable, so he doth comfort, Thou art good and doest good, saith the Psalmist: thou art a God of comfort, and thou doest comfort; For, as he is, so he doth, he shows his Nature in his working. Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of comfort, of which I shall speak when I come to them. Blessed be God the Father, &c.
Another reason is, from the Act of this disposition of mercie in God, he is the God of all comfort, and as he is comfortable, so he doth comfort, Thou art good and doest good, saith the Psalmist: thou art a God of comfort, and thou doest comfort; For, as he is, so he doth, he shews his Nature in his working. Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of comfort, of which I shall speake when I come to them. Blessed be God the Father, &c.
We see here the heart of the blessed Apostle being warmed with the sense and taste of the sweet mercy of God, stirs up his tongue to bless God; a full heart and a full tongue. We have here the exuberance, the abundance of his thankfulness, breaking forth in his speech, his heart had first tasted of the sweet mercies, and comforts of God before he praiseth God: The first thing that we will observe hence is, that,
We see here the heart of the blessed Apostle being warmed with the sense and taste of the sweet mercy of God, stirrs up his tongue to bless God; a full heart and a full tongue. We have here the exuberancie, the abundance of his thankfulness, breaking forth in his speech, his heart had first tasted of the sweet mercies, and comforts of God before he prayseth God: The first thing that we will observe hence is, that,