A60194:1955
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 13
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So he doth appeal to their conscience for the present, and he doth take in trust the time to come, what their thoughts shall be of him, and what his estate shall be. You shall have Grace to think well of me to the end, because you shall have ground to think well of me from my constancy. I hope you shall acknowledge to the end; and you shall have wisdom, and experience of my goodness to acknowledge to the end.
So he doth appeal to their conscience for the present, and he doth take in trust the time to come, what their thoughts shall be of him, and what his estate shall be. You shall have Grace to think well of me to the end, because you shall have ground to think well of me from my constancy. I hope you shall acknowledge to the end; and you shall have wisdome, and experience of my goodnesse to acknowledge to the end.
I will give a touch on these things, because they be useful; and but a touch, because I stood somewhat on them before, and shall have fit occasion for them severally after. We write no other things then what you read.1
- 1Observ. A Christian uniform.
This seemeth strange; why, how could they read other things then what he wrote? Yes, if he had written falsely, if he had not expressed his thoughts in his writings, then they had read one thing, and he had been another. As a woman that is painted, there is Prosopon, and Prosopeia; there is the visage, and the true natural countenance: she is not the woman she appears to be; her face is one, and her self is another: but I am as I express my self. His meaning is, I speak of my simplicity, and sincerity, simply, and sincerely. I speak not of my virtues to go beyond you, but I speak sincerely; what I speak, you read: for I think not that he means his former Epistle, but what he wrote concerning himself, and the leading of his life, that which I speak concerning my self, that you read; and what you read, that I speak. It yields me this Observation, (which though I had occasion to speak of when I handled Simplicity, yet I shall now touch it,) That A Christian man is one man, he doth act one mans part.