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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 14
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Grace, a holy, humble, gracious, believing carriage, and disposition: when a man gives himself to Christ, and renounceth the world, and sees the vanity of all things but the estate of Christianity, he hath those things in some little measure that shall be perfected at that day. Who take the wisest course, those that seek to please the humour of men, those that seek to feed their own corruptions, and the corruptions of others, those that will have some present glory in the flesh? I but what will they have at the day of the Lord Jesus? Surely, those that labour to approve themselves in sincerity and truth to Christ Jesus in all things: and so that they may approve their hearts to him, they care not what the world judgeth of them; as Saint Paul saith, I pass not what ye judge of me. If there be a day of the Lord, when he shall be Judge, then those are the wisest and the best courses that will hold out at that Day. And those that will not, we shall be ashamed of them all.
Grace, a holy, humble, gracious, believing carriage, and disposition: when a man gives himself to Christ, and renounceth the world, and sees the vanity of all things but the estate of Christianity, he hath those things in some little measure that shall be perfected at that day. Who take the wisest course, those that seek to please the humour of men, those that seek to feed their own corruptions, and the corruptions of others, those that will have some present glory in the flesh? I but what will they have at the day of the Lord Jesus? Surely, those that labour to approve themselves in sincerity and truth to Christ Jesus in all things: and so that they may approve their hearts to him, they care not what the world judgeth of them; as Saint Paul saith, I passe not what ye judge of me. If there be a day of the Lord, when he shall be Judge, then those are the wisest and the best courses that will hold out at that Day. And those that will not, we shall be ashamed of them all.
And that is the reason that many men of excellent parts and endowments are comfortless in the time of temptation: they did not think to do things with reference to Christ, in sincerity to please him: for then they might old up their heads at that day.