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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.
Take this as a trial: If you do not desire to be strengthened in good 1things more and more, you have no goodness at all. I will press the Point no further at this time, but go on. Saith Saint Paul, I was minded to come to you, that you might have a second benefit, a second Grace, that is, a confirming, strengthening grace. We all need then a second grace, a confirming grace. Here I might make some Use to Ministers, (I will but touch it) to show what their duty is to those that are under them: every man is (as it were) a Minister in his place, to strengthen another, and to exhort one another, and to bestow grace one upon another: but Ministers should do it especially. They are like those that repair the Sea-banks, the Sea gets over oft-times 2and eats out the banks, they must be repair continually, they will impair else. The Ministers pains it is like the labour of the husband-man: when he hath sown, he must weed; and when he hath weeded, he must fence, to keep it from the birds of prey, and the violence of beasts, &c. and he must live by faith till the grain be ready. So the Minister after he hath planted, he must water, and weed, and fence, and all little enough: he must look to the banks, and many times that which he getteth in one day, he loseth in another: nay, oft-times the pitiful condition of a Minister is this, that at the weeks end he hath all to do again. Another man sees an end of his work, but in this the Devil and corruption hath undone all again. We enforce good things on people on the Lords day: but within one day, ill company, and employment in worldly business overthrows all: the Sea banks are down, they must be new repaired; Therefore there is a necessity laid on us of the Ordinances to our lives end, till our souls be in heaven; there is a necessity of repairing them. We cannot be too diligent in our places. And those that have the oversight of others, let them make conscience of it; it is needful.
Take this as a tryal: If you do not desire to be strengthened in good 1things more and more, you have no goodnesse at all. I will presse the Point no further at this time, but go on. Saith Saint Paul, I was minded to come to you, that you might have a second benefit, a second Grace, that is, a confirming, strengthening grace. We all need then a second grace, a confirming grace. Here I might make some Use to Ministers, (I will but touch it) to shew what their duty is to those that are under them: every man is (as it were) a Minister in his place, to strengthen another, and to exhort one another, and to bestow grace one upon another: but Ministers should do it especially. They are like those that repair the Sea-banks, the Sea gets over oft-times