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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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This point the Apostle had learned well: therefore he begins with praise, Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. If the Virgin Mary thought her self blessed, and all Generations should call her Blessed, for bearing our Saviour in her Womb, and so being his Mother; then all Generations must needs do this duty to call God blessed, because he is the Father of Christ. So God the Father is to be blessed as the spring of favours: for he gave Christ. All Generations call the Virgin Mary blessed, because she was the Mother of Christ: but that was in a lower degree, then God was his Father. This point ought to take up our meditations; to think we have all in Christ first; to think of our selves in Christ, it is comfortable; and Christ shall have more glory by it; God the Father and the Son shall have glory by it, and we shall have comfort.
The second consideration of God is, not only as he is the Father of Christ; but as he is, The Father of Mercies.
God is the Father of Christ, and our Father, and the Father of mercies, 1but as I said before in this method, he is first the Father of Christ, and then our Father, and then the Father of mercies. For he could never be the Father of mercies to us, except he were the Father of Christ: For mercy must see justice contented, one attribute in God must not devour another; all must have satisfaction, his Justice must have no wrong: nor it hath not now, it is fully satisfied by Christ.
- 1God the Father of mercies because the Father of Christ.