A60194:1894
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 that whether a man have strong, or weak parts, a man may know whether he be led by grace or no. In the weaker it raiseth him above himself: in the stronger, when the exercise of his parts of nature, and grace cannot stand together, it makes him deny himself: that he may be led by the one, he denies the other altogether: this is gracious wisdom.
So that whether a man have strong, or weak parts, a man may know whether he be led by grace or no. In the weaker it raiseth him above himself: in the stronger, when the exercise of his parts of nature, and grace cannot stand together, it makes him deny himself: that he may be led by the one, he denies the other altogether: this is gracious wisdome.
Again, a man may know that he leads his life in gracious wisdom, or by gracious wisdom, when he fetcheth reasons for his actions, not from 1things below, but from Religion, from conscience, from spiritual things: he doth not fetch the reason of his actions from this, that this will profit me, or I shall advantage my self thus and thus: but he fetcheth the reasons and ground of his actions higher; this is pleasing to God, this is according to the peace of my conscience, this is for the good of the Church, for the good of the State I live in; this is for the good of my Christian brethren. The strongest reason of a Christian is that that makes for Religion, and for conscience: if he may gain in his own particular one way, and gain to the State, or Religion another, he considers not, what will it advantage me? but, what is it for Religion? It is the chief prevailing reason, how he may gain to Religion, and the glory of God: he will not redeem his life to impeach the glory of God, and Religion. This is a man that leads his life by grace.
Again, a man may know that he leads his life in gracious wisdome, or by gracious wisdome, when he fetcheth reasons for his actions, not from 1things below, but from Religion, from conscience, from spiritual things: he doth not fetch the reason of his actions from this, that this will profit me, or I shall advantage my self thus and thus: but he fetcheth the reasons and ground of his actions higher; this is pleasing to God, this is according to the peace of my conscience, this is for the good of the Church, for the good of the State I live in; this is for the good of my Christian brethren. The strongest reason of a Christian is that that makes for Religion, and for conscience: if he may gain in his own particular one way, and gain to the State, or Religion another, he considers not, what will it advantage me? but, what is it for Religion? It is the chief prevailing reason, how he may gain to Religion, and the glory of God: he will not redeem his life to impeach the glory of God, and Religion. This is a man that leads his life by grace.