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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 15
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.
Again, do we not need a great measure of strengthening Grace continually? doth not the Devil envy goodness, and good actions? when we go 1about to pray: when the best men are about the best actions, what a deal of distraction is there? how doth Satan confound them with distractions? what a deal of confirming Grace need we to every good work? when a Christian is taken out of the Kingdom of Satan, he is the Butt, the object of his malice, and the malice of those that are his instruments. We must pull every good work (as it were) out of the fire: we must use violence to nature, to temptations in every good duty, to perform them strongly: we need a second, and a third Grace; many degrees of Grace.
Again, do we not need a great measure of strengthening Grace continually? doth not the Devil envy goodnesse, and good actions? when we go 1about to pray: when the best men are about the best actions, what a deal of distraction is there? how doth Satan confound them with distractions? what a deal of confirming Grace need we to every good work? when a Christian is taken out of the Kingdome of Satan, he is the Butt, the object of his malice, and the malice of those that are his instruments. We must pull every good work (as it were) out of the fire: we must use violence to nature, to temptations in every good duty, to perform them strongly: we need a second, and a third Grace; many degrees of Grace.
- 1Reason 5. From Satan.
Then again, we are capable of more Grace: for our understanding is such, 1that we may know more still; and our will is such, that it affects more still: and the more holy truths are made known to us, the more the will is enlarged to cleave to them: the more we know, the more we may know. Our understandings are wondrous large, there is a great capacity in them, and our adhesion and cleaving to truths is more and more; the more we know, the more the Will cleaves to it: as it is,