A60194:1617
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 12
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Again, that we may be sincere, let us labour to mortify all our earthly affections to the world: for how can we be sincere when we seek for honours, 1and pleasures, and riches, and not for better things? Therefore we ⟨p. 261⟩must know that there is more good to be had in truth, in a down-right Christian profession, then in all worldly good whatsoever. And if we be hypocrites in our profession, there is more ill in that then in any thing in the world. This will make us sincere, when we can be persuaded that we shall get better things by being sincere in Religion then the world can give us, or take away from us. For why are men insincere, and false-hearted? Because they think not Religion to be the true good: they think it is better to have riches then to have a good mind: these things therefore must be mortified, and a man must know that the life of a Christian is incomparably the best life, though it be with loss of liberty, yea, with the loss of life it self.
Again, that we may be sincere, let us labour to mortifie all our earthly affections to the world: for how can we be sincere when we seek for honours, 1and pleasures, and riches, and not for better things? Therefore we ⟨p. 261⟩must know that there is more good to be had in truth, in a down-right Christian profession, then in all worldly good whatsoever. And if we be hypocrites in our profession, there is more ill in that then in any thing in the world. This will make us sincere, when we can be perswaded that we shall get better things by being sincere in Religion then the world can give us, or take away from us. For why are men insincere, and false-hearted? Because they think not Religion to be the true good: they think it is better to have riches then to have a good mind: these things therefore must be mortified, and a man must know that the life of a Christian is incomparably the best life, though it be with losse of liberty, yea, with the losse of life it self.
- 13. Labour to mortify our earthly affections.