A60194:2023
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
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.
First, if you take any course but good, your own conscience is by, and will be the first that will find you out: For sin is a base thing, a work of darkness, it must be discovered, it is a madness, it must be manifest to all men. Popery and all their slights must be discovered, and the Whore must lie naked, and stink; nothing shall be so abominable as Popery, and Popish persons ere long.
First, if you take any conrse but good, your own conscience is by, and will be the first that will find you out: For sin is a base thing, a work of darknesse, it must be discovered, it is a madnesse, it must be manifest to all men. Popery and all their slights must be discovered, and the Whore must lie naked, and stink; nothing shall be so abominable as Popery, and Popish persons ere long.
Truth will get the victory in the consciences of people; and good courses will get approbation. Therefore if you approve them not, first you shall be unhappy in this life, and everlastingly hereafter: this shall be the 1principal torment in hell, that you saw better courses then you lived in, and you would not give your judgments leave to lead you. There was something better, Conscience told you, but you gave way to your lusts, and to the insinuations of wicked men, instruments of the Devil, rather then to the motions of conscience, and of Gods Spirit that awakened conscience.
Truth will get the victory in the consciences of people; and good courses will get approbation. Therefore if you approve them not, first you shall be unhappy in this life, and everlastingly hereafter: this shall be the 1principal torment in hell, that you saw better courses then you lived in, and you would not give your judgments leave to lead you. There was something better, Conscience told you, but you gave way to your lusts, and to the insinuations of wicked men, instruments of the Devill, rather then to the motions of conscience, and of Gods Spirit that awakened conscience.