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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 12
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Make this Use of it: Let us consider what relation we stand in; in what 1rank God hath set us; let us consider what good we are advantaged to do by the place we are in; what helps we have to do it, and what mischiefs, and inconveniences may come: and let every man in his place and standing consider what good he may do, and what evil he may avoid, and let us go to God for wisdom.
Make this Use of it: Let us consider what relation we stand in; in what 1ranck God hath set us; let us consider what good we are advantaged to do by the place we are in; what helps we have to do it, and what mischiefs, and inconveniences may come: and let every man in his place and standing consider what good he may do, and what evil he may avoid, and let us go to God for wisdome.
- 1Use. To go to God for wisdom.Use. To go to God for wisdome.
He that is a Magistrate, let him do as Solomon did, desire God above all things to give him wisdom to rule as he should; that God would give him a public heart for a public place, and he will do it. And those that in their families would have wisdom to go in and out before them; let them go to God for wisdom, that they may avoid the snares that are incident to family-government, distrustfulness, worldliness, unfaithfulness in their particular calling. And so for personal wisdom, to guide and manage our own persons: let us desire wisdom of God, to know the hidden abominations of our own hearts, the deceits and subtleties of our own hearts, which is out of measure deceitful. To know our particular sins, to know what hurts us, and to know how to avoid it, and how to carry our selves in our particular ways, to order our conversation aright every way. We see here S. Paul led his life and conversation by that wisdom: as it was needful for him, so he had it: and we must go all to the same spring for it, we must go to God.