A60194:1750
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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So this cursed policy, this carnal wisdom, it makes men unfruitful in their places, by forecasting dangers, and so it hinders from doing good, and from reforming gross abominations and abuses.
So this cursed policy, this carnal wisdome, it makes men unfruitfull in their places, by forecasting dangers, and so it hinders from doing good, and from reforming grosse abominations and abuses.
So, it hinders from suffering when God calls to it: it forecasts; if you be Religious, you must suffer, it will bring your good name in question, it 1will bring your life in question, it will hazard your estate: Whereas indeed all the world is not worth the truth of God, and a man loves not his life that will not hate it in such a case; if it come to case of confession, and standing for the truth in a good quarrel.
- 1It hinders from suffering.
But here fleshly wisdom objects this and that danger: as we see in Spira and others. And thus man yielding to fleshly wisdom, he grows desperate at length.
But here fleshly wisdome objects this and that danger: as we see in Spira and others. And thus man yielding to fleshly wisdome, he growes desperate at length.